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Frozen future QU, MAAC partner for Orlando Frozen Four bid
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Quinnipiac and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference have partenered to submit a bid to host a Frozen Four between 2015 and 2018 in Orlando, Fla. Eight to 10 teams compete for a slot in the four year bidding period. Cities such as Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
Washington and Denver are all competing to be associated with an event of such magnitude. Quinnipiac proved a hand-in-
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Quinnipiac and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference have partnered in submitting a bid to host the men’s Frozen Four in Orlando at Amway Arena for a tournament between 2015-18, the athletics department announced. “It’s a gorgeous building,” MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor told the New Haven Register. “It has all the bells and whistles. It’s stateof-the-art everything.” In order for a city to be able to co-host the Final Four or Frozen Four, it must partner up with a college that endorses the particular sport, as well. Orlando encountered issues finding a Division I school because Florida is not the typical hotbed for hockey. “There are some very traditional sites,” Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald said. “Orlando is a little non-traditional for ice hockey. But they do have the Tampa Bay Lightning and they did have the Frozen Four in Tampa two years ago. So it’s not foreign for the NCAA to go to Florida.”
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The federal government has been shutdown since Oct. 1, but most students are not feeling its effect. “It’s kind of hard to assess whether or not the government shutdown affects students as a demographic,” junior political science major Matthew Bowser said. “Of course, if their parents are furloughed as a result of the shutdown, it certainly has an effect, but as far as a widespread effect I would say it’s limited to students in D.C., and students all over needing services from public offices, like people needing visas or passports.” The government shutdown will not impact students who have received federal financial aid, according to Associate Vice President and University Director of Financial Aid Dominic Yoia. Students’ financial aid for the fall semester has already been processed. Also, the government offices that process financial aid and student loans are still open. “The only potential problem we
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On the morning of Sept. 25, senior broadcast journalism major Michele Herman was on a 6 a.m. train bound from New Haven to New York’s Grand Central Station. She makes this trip three times a week for her internship in the city, but that day the train stopped in Stamford and the Metro-North took Herman and her fellow passengers off the train. The delay was due to an electrical problem on the New Haven line, which limited service that affected one-third of its riders, according to the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Herman waited two hours before she could board a second train to get into the city. The electrical problem affected Herman’s commute a total of five times. The MTA did not run at full service until Monday, Oct. 7. “They told us that there were no trains coming and if they did come they were way too packed and nobody could get on them,” Herman said. Freshman Oliwer Szymczak frequently travels on the New Haven Line to go home to Brooklyn, N.Y. On Friday, Sept. 27, Szymczak was headed home for the weekend when his train was forced to stop in Stamford for 30 minutes due to the power failure. “I had to wait for another train for about an hour,” he said. “When I finally got back on, there was no place to sit. I got on, and half the train was standing. It was packed.” Despite the delay, Szymczak credited Metro North for their efforts and said “everything was on time” for his return to Quinnipiac two days later. On Monday, Sept. 30, Con Edison took the blame for the power loss that affected commuters on Metro-North’s New Haven line. Officials believe the outage occurred once a feeder cable that became disconnected caused another feeder cable to fail, which caused the power loss. “I think the MTA handled the situation to the best of their abilities,” Herman said. “They were trying to keep us updated, they were attempting to get as many trains out there but it just
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would have is with a veteran if they joined a program that started after Oct. 1,” Yoia said. “So, for example, if they’re eligible for [Veterans Affairs] benefits and they start in the spring and this thing is not resolved in the spring, they won’t be getting their benefits, but as long as their program started prior to Oct. 1, regardless of when they applied for benefits, they’re fine.” If the shutdown lasts for months, it could affect students’ financial aid in the spring semester, according to Yoia. However, he expects the shutdown will be resolved within one to two weeks. “You have nothing to worry about as a student,” Yoia said. “It’s just important that everybody not get alarmed over something that’s not going to impact them or likely be an issue.” The government shutdown mostly affects students who have family members employed by the government or people who wish to visit national parks, according to professor of political science Scott See SHUTDOWN Page 5
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“I can see how it can help people because it is going to allow people to get insurance with dire conditions, but I also think that it is going to be very expensive and I don’t know if we can afford it right now with the deficit.”
“I don’t really like how Obamacare was written, considering that they didn’t consider a lot of doctors or health care officials while writing it. Personally, I’m not happy with the bill, but the way that Congress handled the issue I think was very unprofessional.”
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“I think it will help people. I don’t see another option that the other party is presenting as far as what it is going to be available for all people who aren’t of the same class and don’t have the same money available to them. Obamacare provides an alternative and better option.”
“It gives free health care to people who don’t work for it. If you are making more money than you should have better health care than people who don’t.”
“I’m not really the biggest fan of it. I feel like it is just going to be harder to find doctors, appointments and things like that, but I never thought it should have escalated to the point that it has come to.”
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“I think Obamacare is a good thing so that everyone has healthcare. We might as well make it a real thing because I think it is happening anyways.”
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By Amanda Hoskins A rundown on news outside the Quinnipiac campus
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President Barck Obama addressed the nation on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling crisis yesterday at 2 p.m. In his speech, Obama focused on the importance of funding the federal government. Obama wants Congress to vote to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling without concessions. In his speech yesterday, the president also stressed that if Congress does not raise the debt ceiling, the economy will flounder. Speaker of the House John Boehner does not believe there are votes in Congress to do this. Boehner wants to negotiate a deal where the government will cut spending if Congress ends the shutdown and raises the debt ceiling. The U.S. is set to default on its loans if Congress is unable to raise the debt ceiling on Oct. 17, according to CNN.
President Barack Obama watched closely as U.S. Troops raided two sites in Africa. A key Al-Qaeda member was captured and killed after the U.S. troops raided Libya. At the same time, SEAL Team Six, the same group that killed Osama Bin Laden, went into southern Somalia to target a key Al Shabaab leader Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdulkadir, also known as Ikrima, according to The Washington Post. The SEAL team was under heavy enemy fire upon reaching Somalia and were forced to abort the mission. It is unclear whether or not Ikrima was killed, but it is believed that he survived, according to The Washington Post. The two raids were not said to be related.
A man was discovered dead on Oct. 6 on Spring Street in New Haven in a first floor apartment building. The 49-year-old man allegedly called the police station the night prior saying that he was the victim of a stabbing. The police were unable to find the location of the man that evening. Police then discovered the location where the man was pronounced dead after a call early the next morning from someone who said they had found a dead body. Although the homicide is still under investigation, detectives have identified a person of interest, according to the New Haven Register.
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Micro-lending projects aim to lend a hand By Nicole Hanson Staff Writer
Students in Professor John Powers’ public relations campaigns class are straying away from essays and tests this semester and working on projects which may be used in impoverished villages. In this capstone course, six groups of five students will each compete to have their micro-lending project idea implemented in the Dominican Republic. Powers, an adjunct professor in the School of Communications, said he has been very active in trying to eliminate poverty in the Dominican Republic for the past 23 years. Starting in 1990, Powers and his wife, Aimee, a physical therapist at Masonicare, began travelling to the Caribbean country with members of their church, and now they even take QU students on their voyages. When Powers and his wife first began travelling to the eastern half of the Dominican Republic, Powers said the hospitals and schools they built were not exactly what the Dominican citizens were looking for. “The primary thing people were saying was that they were hungry,” Powers said. “They needed more than just medical care, houses, hospitals and schools.” For the past few years, Powers has been taking students from his QU301 courses to the Dominican Republic to give back to those living in poverty. “We would pass out a week or two worth of food to people [in] the villages, but I realized that it was only a temporary fix,” Powers said. “With this basic micro-lending project idea, we can provide more sustainable
nutrition for these people.” Rather than simply handing out food, Powers said these micro-lending projects will use the concept of a very small business. “We may give people chickens, so they can sell the eggs and later pay back this loan,” Powers said. “The idea is to raise the whole standard of living.” Aside from being a great help to the impoverished Dominican villages, Powers said this project is a useful way to tie together all of the coursework public relations students have completed over the past three years. “All of the coursework comes together in this semester-long project,” Powers said. “And this isn’t just for the sake of school– students can use this in their portfolio once they graduate.” Senior Lauren Geary said the course takes everything she has learned in the past three years and puts it to use. “It’s more like the real world than any other project I have done,” Geary said. “All of our work does not seem like it is for nothing, and can help a lot of people.” Senior Alexander Miller said he is happy his major allows him to give back to people in need. “Instead of working with a fake organization, we are working with real nonprofits and the campaigns we produce could be used,” Miller said. Powers said he wanted to make this project as real as possible by bringing in people from the Dominican Republic to talk to students. “I want to ensure that the students have a
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Students in professor John Powers’ QU 301 class build a home in the Dominican Republic. This year students in Powers’ public relations class will implement their microlending projects in the Dominican Republic. passion for their work, and that they’re not just going through the motions,” Powers said. Geary said as she learns more about the non-profit organization she is working with, she becomes more enthusiastic about this project. “I think my group as a whole is very passionate, not only because we want to win the competition, but because we have put in so much time already,” Geary said. “We feel like we are a part of the organization already.” During finals week, Powers said he will bring in 10 to 12 individuals from the Dominican Republic to evaluate each group’s
project and help choose a winner. The presentations will be held in Echlin 101, and students will have a maximum of 15 minutes to present their ideas and answer questions. This is the part of the project Geary is most looking forward to. “I think it will be a very rewarding experience to see all of our hard work pay off,” Geary said. “But whether our campaign is chosen or not, I will look into different ways to help in the Dominican or even other places. This project has made me realize how even doing something little can help people in need so much.”
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Residential Life asks: ‘What is Beauty?”’ Residential Life will host a Beauty Fair on Oct. 10 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza. The event is meant to teach students about the various standards of beauty around the world. There will be different stations for each country. – J. Perkins
Frisbee Fest Saturday Alpha Chi Omega will host its annual Frisbee Fest tournament this Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Quad. There will be games and raffles at the event. Students can sign up to be a part of a seven-person team for $5 a person or $35 a team all week in the Carl Hansen Student Center. All proceeds will go to fight domestic violence. – J. Perkins
CAS publishes journal The College of Arts and Sciences published “Double Helix: A Journal of Critical Thinking and Writing,” a journal that supports the university’s Learning Paradigm initiative, according to Paul Pasquaretta, research and writing institute coordinator. The annual journal focuses on the importance of writing to develop critical thinking skills. According to Pasquaretta, the journal has a direct impact on students because it represents the faculty are interested in researching teaching. – J. Perkins
Latino Heritage Month celebration There is one week left of Latino Heritage Month. To celebrate, the Latino Cultural Society and the Office of Multicultural and Global Education will host the Dia de los Muertos celebration on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. in the Carl Hansen Student Center. Students can learn more about the Day of the Dead and enjoy free Hispanic food. Also, as part of Latino Heritage Month, Stephen Balkaran, a professor in the department of philosophy and political science, wrote an article titled “What would America be like without Hispanics?” The article was published this month in the Journal of Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education. The article focuses on how Americans need to acknowledge the important role Hispanics played in United States history. – J. Perkins
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Zeta Beta Tau will roll an inflatable ball around the Quad this week, collecting signatures to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. By sarah doiron Staff Writer
Zeta Beta Tau is hosting its first Get on the Ball event this week to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network, an organization that supports children who are
terminally ill. The fraternity members will be on the Quad asking students and faculty to sign a giant inflatable ball. For every signature on the ball, local businesses will donate about 70 cents, according to Zeta Beta
Tau President Michael Fishman. Zeta Beta Tau hopes to raise around $2,000 and get more than 1,000 signatures, Fishman said. While business donations came from local barbershops, pizza shops and restaurants, students and faculty are able to donate money as well. “It’s a great way to get money,” said Chris Henry, a sophomore member of Zeta Beta Tau. “It’s just so easy for someone to sign the ball, and the donations we are getting just keep adding up.” The event was developed by the chapter located at the University of Maryland, and is currently a national philanthropy event done by each chapter of Zeta Beta Tau. Junior Michael Levy, the Philanthropic Chair, is excited for the future of Get on the Ball. “The fact that we are able to get this done here at Quinnipiac for the first time is great,” Levy said. Levy believes that the event is a simple and productive way of raising money for a good cause. “This event is asking the least amount from the community but it also has the biggest impact,” Levy said. “The community can get so involved in it by just signing their names. It helps out tremendously.” The Quinnipiac chapter of Zeta Beta Tau has only been around since the spring of 2012, and this is the largest event the fraternity has put on so far. “This is huge for our fraternity,” Levy stated. “It’s our first big event. We are very new on campus, we are about two and a half years old, and are not fully chartered yet.”
Fishman was surprised at how much planning the event took, but is happy with the outcome. “It took more planning than we originally expected,” Fishman said. “But when we went around to local businesses, they were very helpful in reaching the goals we had set financially.” Levy mentioned that there are plans for Zeta Beta Tau to do other various philanthropic events in the near future, trying to reach out and support members of the Quinnipiac community. The fraternity will be working on creating events that raise money for autism, diabetes, and breast cancer. Members of Zeta Beta Tau are also happy with the success of the event. “I think personally it’s a great event,” sophomore member of Zeta Beta Tau Chris Mulé said. “All you do is roll a ball around and all you have to do is sign it and businesses pledge money and it’s a great way to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.” Fishman has a positive outlook on the event, and plans to work hard to achieve the goal set by the chapter. “We hope to continue to get great support from the QU Community,” Fishman said. “We also want to thank everyone who has come out and signed it already.” For anyone who wants to sign the ball or make a donation, Zeta Beta Tau will be on the Quad Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Walking toward a cure By chris mannen Contributing Writer
About 2,000 people walked the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s North Haven Walk to Cure Diabetes this Sunday on the North Haven campus. The three-mile walk raised $97,777 and spread awareness for type 1 diabetes, according to JDRF’s website. JDRF is the leading organization focused on type 1 diabetes research. It raises money through events and donations that go toward research for type 1 diabetes.
“It was very rewarding to be a part of a good cause and to see so many people come together in support of the fight against diabetes.”
— haley naccarato Junior, nursing major
Approximately 80 people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes daily, according to the JDRF website. Type 1 diabetes (in children referred to as juvenile diabetes) currently affects roughly three million Americans. This autoimmune disease is nonpreventable and can not be cured.
The event was open for anyone to participate. Many people formed teams to raise money and walk in support of someone that has been affected by this disease in their lives. “It was very rewarding to be a part of a good cause and to see so many people come together in support of the fight against diabetes,” junior nursing student Haley Naccarato said. “This experience was helpful in understanding how serious the issue of diabetes is in America and was something that will help me progress as a future nurse.” The target goal was to raise $343,141 by the end of the walk. Months leading up to the walk, money was raised through sneaker sales and donations from people and businesses. Donation booths were also available at the event. Organizations such as QU Student Nurses Association, School of Education, Future Teachers Organization, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Delta Pi , Kappa Alpha Theta, the acrobatics and tumbling team, the Ballroom Society and many more came out to show their support. “A huge amount of people were there, even though it was one of the most rainy days we’ve seen in a while,” junior President of the Asian Student Alliance Neha Malhorta said. “The walk also gave
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About 2,000 people participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s North Haven Walk to Cure Diabetes Sunday on the North Haven campus. More than $97,000 was raised for diabetes research.
me a chance to bond with my ASA members and find out more about them. The energy of the JDRF volunteers was phenomenal and very positive.” Stop & Shop, Quinnipiac University, ShopRite and Subway are a few of the many sponsors that support this cause. “The JDRF walk is a great cause and one that is a good fit with our nursing mission,” said Jean Lange, honorary chairwoman of the walk
and dean of the school of nursing. “The organization is funding research that should lead to a major breakthrough in the not too distant future. JDRF’s work is critical to the health of our nation.” Since 1992 JDRF has raised more than $1 billion through walks just like this one. JDRF hosts more than 200 walks all over the United States every year, which makes it easy for anyone to get involved in this cause.
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shutdown from cover McLean. “I think it’s also affecting the U.S. image in the world where we look very foolish for putting ourselves into jeopardy like this,” McLean said. “I think that it can also be a problem for future negotiations. I think it will only make the partisan gridlock in Congress worse if there isn’t any sense of movement toward a compromise.” The government shutdown is also putting the nation at risk for defaulting on its national debt, which McLean said would be a disaster. Congress must raise the debt ceiling by Oct. 17 or the United States will default on its loans. “The odds of it happening are not that great, but [it’s] just the fact that they’re talking about it and they’re coming this close to allowing it to happen,” he said. “It’s already having really negative effects
on the market worldwide.” McLean pointed to the fact the stock market went down last Thursday, due to fears the United States would default on its loans. On Friday, however, the stocks went up again, according to CNN. If the nation were to default on its national debt, the U.S. bond rating would drop and there would be panic in the economic market, according to McLean. This would have a negative impact on the world economy and, similar to 2008, unemployment would rise, he said. This would affect financial aid because interest rates would go up, according to McLean. “We would see the university’s endowment be threatened by this because the endowment is so locked up in investments and banks and so it would just be a very, very bad situation,” McLean said. The university’s endowment took a hit after the economic crash in 2008, according to McLean. The
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wasn’t working.” The transportation dilemma that affected more than 125,000 commuters prompted Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy to issue a statement. “I’m happy for the thousands of Connecticut commuters that service will be back to normal on Monday,” Malloy said. “I hope
this outage serves as a wake up call to both Con Ed and the MTA when it comes to maintenance. We need to look at why this happened and take steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again. And we will continue to push Con Ed to reimburse residents. Connecticut did not cause this problem, and we should not be on the hook for the cost.”
university had to implement a temporary hiring freeze and raise tuition, room and board. “Quickly we were in trouble and it was difficult for the university to start paying its bills,” McLean said. “That puts more pressure on students and families to pay more and pay their bills and so on and so forth, so it’s just a cascading set of problems that are going to come if the U.S. defaults on their debt.” Speaker of the House John Boehner and his fellow Republicans want to negotiate a deal where the debt ceiling is raised if there are cuts on government spending and entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Boehner said on ABC News on Sunday there would not be enough votes in the House to pass a clean, continuing resolution. “I’m not going to raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with problems that are driving the debt up,” Boehner
said. It would be irresponsible of me to do this.” The Democrats want a clean continuing resolution, meaning the debt ceiling is raised without any cuts or concessions, McLean said. “We are happy to negotiate on anything,” President Obama told the Associated Press. “But what we can’t do is keep engaging in this sort of brinksmanship where a small faction of the Republican Party ends up forcing them into brinksmanship to see if they can somehow get more from negotiations by threatening to shut down the government or threatening America not paying its bills.” Some believe the president has the constitutional power to raise the debt ceiling with an executive order, but Obama does not agree with this interpretation of the constitution. “If this was the realm of theory, this is the realm of practice,” McLean said. “He may actually end
up doing that just to keep things going.” McLean believes the issue regarding the government shutdown and the debt ceiling will be resolved at the same time. Sophomore Alan Johnson, who went on the university’s trip to see the presidential inauguration in January, believes the shutdown may not affect students’ day-to-day lives, but it will impact how they look at government leaders. “The greatest long-term effect on both the country and Quinnipiac students is a general distrust of all politicians, but especially the Republicans in Congress,” Johnson said. “After seeing the Republicans literally stop the government over a bill that has already been passed, putting their personal agenda over the well being of the country, I doubt that many undecided voters are going to be swayed to vote Republican come next election.”
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Things to know before you go The nature of human beings is to help. Peace Corps application. When someone is struggling, it seems to be The United States doesn’t have the anan innate characteristic to reach out and do swer to every international aid problem. What what we can to make the situation better. A works for Americans doesn’t necessarily work good friend offers advice; a better friend for people in other parts of the world. listens. This is a hard truth, but true noneFor some college students, voluntheless. Approaching volunteerism teering is part of the overall univerwith the idea that you know the sity experience. After all, for most answer to the problem, assuming of us there won’t be a time in our there’s a problem to fix, can often lives that presents these opportunities create more harm than good. Your to help again. Therefore, we way of doing things isn’t alneed to take advantage of ways the right way; it’s them now. subjective. Last semester I had the Volunteers must enter opportunity to travel to the situation asking the countries in Asia and Afgroup they are helping rica where volunteer opwhat they need. The key KATIE O’BRIEN portunities were presented is knowing when to listen. Senior Managing Editor @KatieOhBee to me. Let me note, I am in no way How would you feel if someone insinuating that I have an extensive came into your hometown while it knowledge of international volunteerism by was in a vulnerable state and began to tell you my short time spent in these places. However, what you need? That’s not how things work. I did get a small taste of what these experi- Ask yourself what exactly the needs of others ences are like. are and how to help them meet those needs, Through my time both abroad and at don’t simply give it away. Help people create home, I’ve been able to zoom my global lens a resource that is sustainable so they can meet in and have a few “lightbulb” moments where their own needs when you eventually pack up a few things that once seemed blurred began and head home. to make a lot of sense. From this, there are a No good deed goes unnoticed. You can’t few things I’d like to voice before students change the whole world, but you can change consider volunteering overseas and finish that someone’s world, no matter how small of an
impact you think you’re making at that time. The ripple effect is real and you won’t know the full outcome of the change you’re making unless you try and approach the situation correctly. Author of “Beyond Good Intentions,” a book about the effectiveness of international aid based on her personal experiences circumnavigating the globe, Tori Hogan, explains how to “be a part of the solution,” on her website. Some of these suggestions can directly correlate to some college students on the fence about whether or not they are ready to make the commitment to participate in international aid. She suggests to “start with yourself.” How can you provide aid to others if you aren’t living out the ideals you’d like to help perpetuate? Help yourself before you help others. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in no way trying to discourage anyone from participating in an international service trip. What I am encouraging, however, is to expand your knowledge before you step on that plane. Study the culture, study the people, do your homework. Figure out why you’re going and what effect your presence will have on the people you meet and interact with. If you’re ready to leave home for an extended amount of time and do some good, point your moral compass north and decide what you stand for, then go out and do it.
Student media is a whole different ballgame If there is one thing that irks me about the Quinnipiac student body, it’s how people compare majors to see how difficult their work is. The constant chatter is that communication majors have it the easiest, health science students work to the bone (no pun intended) and everyone else is somewhere in the middle. I’m not here to compare majors. If you couldn’t already tell, I believe it’s impossible to do so. Students cannot compare majors because work varies from course to course. If the coursework isn’t the same, then it’s difficult to compare. Furthermore, if we chose such a major, we shouldn’t complain about our work, due to it representing the career path we chose. For communication students however, some of us participate in a unique extracurricular, known around the student body as student media. I’ve been a member of student media since the early days of my freshman year, and have written for the sports section of The Chronicle since. As a whole, student media covers variety of news on campus, from events to athletic contests. As expected, this can become a fairly
large time commitment, all while being solely getting involved. For example, while The volunteer work. Chronicle sports staff goes out to cover athletOther student media groups include Q30 ic contests, Q30 will have members tape them. Television, Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Net- At the same time, the QBSN will broadcast work and WQAQ Radio, among others. those same events. Sometimes, the student media groups will For all of us, every weekend is a commitwork together in their projects, forming ment. Between arriving early for games, media convergence. watching, taping or broadcasting them, Responsibility comes with comit can be a high amount of work. We mitment as well. For those that hold do it not only because it’s necessary e-board positions, we are responsible to succeed in our field, but because for putting together our section every we love it too. week. This can help prepare us for On top of balancing five courses real communication careers, and is (and for some of us, an interncritical in our own success ship), being involved in because the work we put student media is far in during our four years more work than many builds our resumes to expect. It’s a sacrifice set us up for jobs after of time, however being graduation. Due to the involved is essential if BRYAN LIPINER responsibility aspect, one wishes to realistiSports Editor student media groups can be cally pursue a communications @Bryan_Lipiner sometimes viewed as profescareer. Though it may be a lot sional organizations. of work, student media members will always Student media members as a whole also be in a better position than the rest to land a spend much of their free time on weekends job after graduation.
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Avoiding alcohol
A personal choice to remain sober It’s the weekend and students are knock- to kill you. It just loosens you up, makes you ing on each other’s doors, sending text mes- feel good, makes you have more fun.” sages, all asking the same thing: “What are Yet, drinking does not, and should not, you doing tonight? But more importantly, equate to fun. If students want to drink, that who’s getting the alcohol?” is their decision. However, if people feel Although the drinking is age 21 in the they have to put a drug in their body to make United States, often on college campuses, themselves have a good time, then that realcohol and the weekend go hand-inflects a deep problem in the way young hand. At Quinnipiac, if students unpeople think. Happiness does not der 21 have alcohol in their room, have to be found at the bottom of they can get written up. Yet, most the bottle. Being happy is a choice students are willing to risk the punand if students like how drinking ishment. Associate Vice Presitakes away their inhibitions, dent of Student Affairs Carol they can choose to act careBoucher said in an interview free while they are sober. with The Chronicle last Not drinking has never year that some students hindered my ability to enjoy consider drinking to be a myself on campus. Going so“rite of passage.” ber does not lead to a life of Some students are careexclusion and solitude. I can ful, keeping track of how still go out and pop M&M’s JULIA PERKINS News Editor much they drink and not and chug water as others take @JuliaPerkinsHP getting out of control. Others pay shots. no attention to how much they are Thankfully, most people at putting in their bodies and end up stumbling Quinnipiac are respectful of my decision home, waking up with no recollection of the not to drink. I am forever grateful for my night before. current and past roommates for never presBut not me. suring me to take a shot. One of the most When I was about 5 years old, my cousins important parts about drinking in college, and I swore that we would never drink alco- besides watching how much you consume, hol. It made you act crazy and silly and we is respecting one’s right to choose whether wanted no part of it. Fourteen years later, I or not to drink. If someone wants to go to am the only one who has kept that promise. Toad’s and get inebriated, that is his or her People think I’m foolish. own business. If I want to spend my Satur“You shouldn’t limit yourself based on a day night watching television and playing decision you made when you were 5,” they board games with friends, I should not be tell me. “A little bit of alcohol is not going judged.
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WISE WORDS FROM AN ALMOST ADULT
Midterm survival guide As the leaves change, so does the amount of coursework. With midterms on the horizon, it is easy to become overwhelmed with worry and to do some crazy things sometimes. Whether it’s eating a four course meal of candy and Ramen or shaving your head (a la the Britney breakdown of 2007), stress can have awful unwanted effects. People sometimes bloat up like Veruca Salt or can even acquire ulcers, ick. This year, don’t let stress get the best of you. Put down those hair trimmers, take the coffee IV out of your arm and take down these stress relieving tips.
1. One day at a time
friend change your password for you and make them promise not to tell you until you are done with midterms/any test or paper. This will allow you to really focus on your studies so you can get more done. This way, you won’t find yourself crying on your keyboard two hours before the paper is due.
3. Take one night out of the week and relax Quinnipiac is not a school for robots. We are a student body of human beings that need social interaction. Take one night out of the week to get all of stress out of your system. This could mean a club night with your friends or even a movie night in. Either way, take time for yourself to get it out of your system early.
Instead of trying to cram in studying all in one day, space it out. It’s better to do a little bit of 4. Go home studying everyday instead of trying to force all that information into When it comes to the middle of the your head all at once. Make yourself a semester, tensions are high. If you aren’t cup of tea, put on your most comfortstressed out, chances are your roomable jammies and start studying little by mates and friends will only remind little. Doing a small amount of work evyou of how stressed out you should be. eryday will also prevent you from proPeople are more comfortable at home, ANNA WAGNER crastinating and getting off track. plus it is quieter and has a stocked Staff Writer @AnnaKatWagner kitchen. Despite what Will Smith 2. Temporarily deactivate says, parents do understand, espeyour social media cially when it comes to academics (and your Studying is not difficult, but constantly havmental health). ing the urge to check your Facebook does not Before you scream into your pillow and make it easier. Sure, I know your buddy went to frantically barge into your advisors office with that awesome party last night and your cousin a mid-semester crisis, remember this: We are is getting married, but I don’t think they would all in this together. If you are stressed to the mind if you didn’t stalk their profiles every two end of your rope, chances are others will be minutes. If deactivating doesn’t work, have a there dangling too.
Time out for mental health
Midterms are here, and stress levels are beginning abuse and a higher occurrence of unsafe sex. Clearto soar at Quinnipiac and at college campuses nationly, these are all things that should be avoided, but wide. In a community of university students, who by with all of the emphasis placed on GPA, academdefinition are already prone to mental health issues, ic success and involvement on campus, it is difthis surge in anxiety levels can be detrimental not ficult to find time to be in touch with your mental only emotionally, but academically as well. wellbeing. According to Web MD, too much stress If you are one of the many people who can cause severe depression in susceptible think you are too busy to worry about these individuals. In addition, the National Instiproblems, here’s a hint: you aren’t. Take the tute of Mental Health showed that 30 pertime, no excuses, and you will reap the bencent of college students reported feeling "so efits. If you don’t put yourself first, no one depressed that it was difficult to function" at else will; not your peers, not your friends some point in 2011. While stress isn’t always and certainly not your professors. It’s not a bad thing, and can even lead to increased that they don’t care, but they are just as busy CAROLINE TUFTS short-term productivity, the correlating deas everyone else. Arts & Life Editor @BenDias23 pression can be debilitating. So set aside some time today, or later this week, Not only does depression cause increased suiand dedicate it to yourself. Sooth your nerves and cidal thoughts, but it also leads to issues with substance reboot your system by doing something on your own. Go in
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to New Haven and walk around the park, the Yale campus or just the streets full of shops. Take it all in, or turn your mind off. Do not focus on all of the things you need to do. This is a time for reflection, and the scheduling and work can wait an hour. An even better option is right across the street. There is nothing quite as rejuvenating as a nice hike; it boosts your endorphins and helps clear your mind. Also, a study at the University of Illinois’ Landscape and Human Health Laboratory found that interaction with nature is vital to both physical and psychological health, and makes people better equipped to deal with stress in everyday life. Life is too short to spend obsessing over commitments and never-ending to-do lists. In the end, it doesn’t matter whether you spent four hours studying instead of three. What matters is how you felt along the way, and by giving yourself a break and relaxing every now and then you set a healthy mental foundation to build your life on.
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Fallin’ In Love The leaves are changing, the air is getting crisper and this season has become the ideal dating backdrop. Forget the same old movie and dinner date this fall. There is no time to waste because winter will be here before we know it. Whether you’re going on a group, a first or a five-month anniversary date, these fun autumn ideas will be a great way to enjoy the lovely weather and food that the fall season brings this semester! Written by Sarah Harris Photography by Sarah Harris and Wikimedia Commons
Baking cookies
Apple picking
Baking is always a fun alternative when the weather is just a bit too cold to spend the day outside. There are so many fall flavors to experiment with like apple, cinnamon, and pumpkin, and decorating the finished product with autumn hued sprinkles or frosting makes them worthy of a Pinterest post. Make some Halloween themed cookies to share and watch a movie while they’re in the oven.
Pumpkin picking Go out to a pumpkin farm with some friends and get a bunch of large pumpkins. When you’re done, tell everyone to come over and have a carving competition or just have you and your date decorate them. Once it gets dark, put candles in your creations, grab a blanket and star gaze with a cup of hot cider. Jones Family Farms in Shelton and Silverman’s Farm in Easton have great pumpkins and aren’t too far from Hamden.
Hayrides Hayrides are festive and photogold. Whether you are being pulled by a tractor or horses there is a rustic and rural feel that will warm your heart. Don’t forget to bring a blanket and some hot cider! During the day you can bond over sentimental memories from your childhood, but if you go at night you’ll be able to look at the stars from an open field. It’s a win-win.
Apple picking is a great way to spend your date outside when the weather is as crisp as an apple this autumn. Walk around the large fields and get to know your date. This is a great place to have a group date as well. The fun doesn’t end there either, go back home and make a pie: adorable and delicious! Hickory Hill in Cheshire is a close drive from Hamden and has an orchard shop, but there are many other local orchards to choose from as well.
Local Coffee SHops Bread & Chocolate on Whitney Avenue, Blue State Coffee in New Haven and Cheshire Coffee in Cheshire are all great local coffee shops. Getting coffee is perfect for first dates because it is a lowpressure, cheap alternative to going out to dinner. Also, you get to sit down and talk in a casual but intimate environment where the two of you can get to know each other better.
The Farmington Canal Trail
This nature walk is the perfect way to see the beautiful change in foliage this fall; it’s quiet and a great place to have a romantic “mini” getaway. The trail stretches from New Haven to Northampton Mass, but there are plenty of beautiful stretches close by that follow along streams and woods. `There’s an entrance to it right behind Peachy Keen, just a short walk from main campus, so be sure to check it out.
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VIEWS ON CAMPUS
Through the eyes of a commuter By ELISIA ACOSTA Contributing Writer
You commute? Is it hard? Do you like it? Do you wish you lived on campus? These are the most common questions I receive after I tell people I’m a commuter. As a native Hamden resident, my life as a commuter student began the day I attended orientation the summer before my freshman year. I remember feeling nervous because I knew pretty much every other freshman would be living on campus, and I wouldn’t be able to join in the imminent discussions of roommates and housing arrangements. To my surprise, it turned out that one of my OLs was a commuter just like me, and that instantly made me realize that I had nothing to worry about. My OL was a friendly, well-adjusted and involved student who also happened to commute. Seeing how happy she was at Quinnipiac made me realize that your success here doesn’t depend on whether you live on campus or not; it depends on your attitude, what you hope to get out of your college experience and how you use the opportunities offered to achieve your goals. When I tell people I commute, they usually assume I must hate it because I have to deal with parking every day, and while I’ll admit Quinnipiac’s parking situation is definitely way more stressful than it needs to be, I don’t actually have to deal with it as much because I don’t have my own car yet. Yes, it would be nice to have my own car, but I don’t really need it right now for any reason other than being able to say I have my own car. Most days, I get dropped off at school in
the morning and picked up after my last class. A lot of people can’t believe I commute without having my own car. Take it from me: it’s possible, but only with the help of a mother as amazing as mine. She not only drives me back and forth every day, but my four other siblings to school as well.
Even though I don’t live on campus, I still and always will consider Quinnipiac to be my second home. – ELISIA ACOSTA One of the biggest challenges as a commuter student is staying involved on campus. Unlike dorm students, the majority of my time during the day is not spent here, but at home. Sophomore year, I decided to join the Summit Yearbook Staff as a way to spend more time on campus. As a staff writer, my job involves attending various campus events during the academic year and interviewing students. In this way, I have been able to have many on-campus experiences and meet a lot more people than I would have otherwise. I also try to attend different events to gain a variety of experiences, such as hockey games, guest speakers and the fall and spring concerts. Commuting has its challenges, like hoping that you get a good locker location when you register for one, but it also has its benefits, like not having to deal with roommate drama (and I heard a lot about that freshman year!). Despite the challenges, I have had an
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Elisia Acosta, a junior in the Masters of Arts in Teaching program, embraces her life as a commuter in the Quinnipiac community.
amazing past two years here. I am very much the type of person who counts her blessings, and I feel very fortunate just to be able to go to Quinnipiac. It’s a fantastic school, one that has given me the opportunity to pursue my career goal as an elementary teacher after be-
ing accepted to Quinnipiac’s MAT program. I’m so grateful that I get to come to this beautiful campus every day, meet new people and study what I love. Even though I don’t live on campus, I still and always will consider Quinnipiac to be my second home.
Quinnipiac Student Media Sports Schedules Wednesday October 9th • Women’s Volleyball vs. Siena at 7 pm Thursday October 10th • Men’s Tennis vs. UConn at 3 pm
Friday October 11th • Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Penn State at 7 pm Saturday October 12th • Women’s Rugby vs. UMass at 12 pm • Women’s Volleyball vs. Niagara at 1 pm • Women’s Soccer vs. Niagara at 1pm • Women’s Ice Hockey vs. Penn State at 4 pm Sunday October 13th • Field Hockey vs. Sacred Heart at 12 pm • Women’s Volleyball vs. Canisius at 1 pm Wednesday October 16th • Men’s Soccer vs. Marist at 4 pm
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As the semester creeps on towards midterms. dreams appealing on day two, and ordering takeout four da kitchens, cooking may be easier, but rarely filling. As are some simple fall recipes for those with or withou
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s about tasting a home-cooked meal become more frequent. The cafeteria food stopped being ays a week takes a toll on your body. For the lucky students who live in dorms or apartments with s it gets colder, cravings shift away from summer salads and towards classic comfort foods. Here ut a kitchen.
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THIS IS ME
Embracing America Preserving Middle Eastern culture in the United States NAME: Sara Olyaei YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Biomedical Science Major HOMETOWN: DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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Sophomore Sara Olyaei is a biomedical science major from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. By AMANDA HOSKINS Staff Writer
Choices A, B, C or D. Over and over her eyes wandered the pages of her first multiplechoice exam. Sara Olyaei tried to think back to what her professor was saying one week before in his fast paced English dialogue, but she hadn’t been able to keep up with his words. Beginning as a freshman in September 2012, Olyaei experienced a hearty dose of culture-shock. Although she was fluent in the language, she never had to listen to someone who spoke English so quickly nor did she ever take an exam with only multiple-choice questions. Olyaei came to Quinnipiac from the Middle East, where she grew up in the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. She comes from a Lebanese mother and Persian father, is a trilingual student and speaks Persian, Arabic and English. Olyaei also travels frequently within the Middle East, exploring numerous cultures. There are approximately 33,800 students from the Middle East enrolled in American four-year colleges and graduate programs, according to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Her decision to study in the United States was not accepted by some family members because they did not know if leaving the country was the best idea for her. However, they supported her every step of the way because they knew the United States would be the best place for her to get an education. “To Middle Easterners, college is our only shot at education. Knowing how hard our parents worked to get somewhere is our motivation to do well in college,” said Sam Olyaei, Sara Olyaei’s older brother. Connecticut, despite its relatively small size, was an easy choice for Olyaei because Sam was a student at Fairfield University and later received his master’s degree in Business Administration from Quinnipiac in the spring of 2013. Having her brother at Quinnipiac last year helped Olyaei’s homesickness. In Dubai, Olyaei never had to be on her own nor make her own decisions.
“In our culture, it’s tough for a girl to find her own way as she is raised and babied by her family until she essentially gets married,” Sam said. Olyaei said she was nervous when she arrived at Quinnipiac. It was the first time she had ever left the country without her family by her side and was not sure if people were going to accept her. She thought: what would her roommates think of her? Would they know where she came from? Would they too want to learn about her culture and way of life? Fortunately for Olyaei, her roommates became her closest companions and helped her adapt to the American way of life by helping her practice her American accent and providing encouragement on a daily basis.
“I am truly finding myself over here through studies, through challenges, through knowledge, through friends and professors, through everything.” -SARA OLYAEI “Her transition to the United States has been made easier because of the fact that she has such close roommates and friends,” Sam said. Coming from Dubai, which has avoided most conflicts but is still closely related to many struggling nations, Olyaei’s experience with these issues is inevitable, yet she has chosen to focus on her transition to American culture rather than the stigma behind her nationality. As she speaks of her country, her eyes light up and an ambiance of comfort takes over her body. “The Middle East is really beautiful,” Oly-
aei said. “I would encourage everyone to visit the Middle East because it is not nearly as bad as you think.” However, Olyaei did express concern over the turmoil in the Middle East. “I’m just scared because I don’t want to go back to the Middle East and find it to be not what I remembered,” Olyaei said. Despite all of the politics, Olyaei is eager to encourage others to learn about her background. She wants others to know and appreciate the beauty of where she comes from. Many people are under the notion that it is unsafe for Americans, but she says she would not be studying here in America if that were the case. Discovering the life of others is what Olyaei enjoys the most. She is open to learning a variety of cultures and enjoys sharing with others the ones she practices. In Dubai, her neighborhood is very multicultural, most likely part of the reason for her interest. “Coming in freshman year, I didn’t know what to expect living with an international student,” said Kathleen Mulligan, one of Olyaei’s roommates. “I thought we would be so different and find it difficult to find a common group, but I was completely wrong.” Mulligan said living with Olyaei has given her a different perspective on life. Olyaei and Mulligan have lived together since freshman year along with Jamie Taratko. “Living with Sara has taught me the similarities and differences that we both face being a part of different cultures,” Taratko said. “I have been able to learn more about her life in Dubai and Sara has been able to adapt to how we live our lives in America.” Last year Olyaei says she experienced “the best time of her life” when traveling to New Jersey to celebrate Thanksgiving with her roommate. Olyaei for the first time not only experienced a Thanksgiving dinner, but what life was at home in New Jersey for a typical American family. “My parents, brother and grandma were very interested in her culture and we sat at our dinner table for hours every night talking about it and asking her questions,” Mulligan said as she recalled the week. Mulligan’s family was warm and welcoming, Olyaei said, and she took part in prayer with them prior to eating. She also learned a few American sports games. Olyaei enjoyed this experience because not only was she learning about Thanksgiving and what it was supposed to mean, she felt it. Like Mulligan, Taratko and many other students, Olyaei loves the beauty of the campus and the way that the community makes her feel. “I get the feeling that I think I belong here,” Olyaei said as she talked about her decision to attend Quinnipiac. Olyaei’s religion also sets her apart in the QU community, because she is among the relatively small group of students who prac-
tice Islam. She prays five times a day and celebrates a special fasting period called Ramadan. During Ramadan, which translates to “family gathering,” Olyaei spends a great deal of time celebrating with her family and community. In addition, she fasts from sunrise to sunset where she listens to prayer outside the Mosque before she can feast. This time is very important for Olyaei and although it changes months and times each year, she was lucky enough to celebrate it in August with her family prior to coming back to the United States.
“To Middle Easterners, college is our only shot at education. Knowing how hard our parents worked to get somewhere is our motivation to do well in college” -SAM OLYAEI Despite her Islamic religion, Olyaei is open to all religions and practices. She continues to practice her religion while she is at Quinnipiac, but she welcomes new experiences as she learns about the Christian and Jewish faiths here at Quinnipiac. Olyaei wants to learn about other faiths while teaching her own. “Be you,” Olyaei says is her most common phrase. “If you are not yourself, then what is the use of being yourself?” Olyaei says that people are most likely to accept you if you just be who you are. Just as Mulligans family did and all of her friends here at Quinnipiac have. “After coming here, I feel like I am now an independent person and can take care of myself. I am finding the true me,” Olyaei said. Olyaei feels that she has learned a great deal about the American culture and way of life while studying at Quinnipiac. She hopes to study abroad to see an even different culture than she already knows. Everywhere she travels and everyone that she meets, she attempts to teach about her culture; a culture that many people do not understand, she said. As Olyaei looks back on her first year with bright smiles she knows that this has been one of the most amazing experiences of her life and she is anxious for the years to come. She hopes to graduate with a degree in biomedical science, and either receive a master’s degree or go to school for pharmacy, but whatever she does she will always be her true self. “I am truly finding myself over here,” Olyaei said, “through studies, through challenges, through knowledge, through friends and professors, through everything.”
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Campus Couture Whether he is going to a bio lab or a WQAQ meeting, junior biology major Kyle Gallatin is always looking fashionable and makes the perfect candidate for this week’s Campus Couture. Kyle is often seen riding his skateboard around campus with his Vans on. -S. Harris
I would say my style is different, slightly indie but definitely not hipster. SARAH HARRIS/CHRONICLE
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Naya Rivera engaged to boyfriend Big Sean
Wedding bells are chiming in the minds of “Glee” fans, since star Naya Rivera and rapper Big Sean announced their engagement after five months of dating. Rivera showed off her ring in an Instagram photo taken at “Latina” magazine’s Hollywood Hot List Party red carpet event on Oct. 3. It is a romance that began and flourished through Twitter, and the two have utilized social media to gush about their engagement.
Elizabeth Olsen to star in “Avengers” sequel
Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister of Hollywood twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, is confirmed to be costarring in the Marvel sequel, “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” Actor Samuel L. Jackson revealed the information in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, confirming Olsen’s portrayal of Scarlet Witch, a mutant character who casts hexes for a living. The film is set to hit theaters in May 2015 and is another big role for Olsen following her appearance in 2014’s remake of “Godzilla.”
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As the scathing heat of summer gently fades into the briskness of fall, you will begin to notice the abundance of naked toes slowly beginning to dwindle away. As the summer warmth dissipates, so will the number of people walking across campus with the all too familiar sound of sandals slapping against the heels of their feet. In the place of sandals, you will begin to notice the chestnut felt of Uggs. Yes, just as the changing of leaves signifies the end of summer, so too do Uggs. Oh yeah, and the man Uggs. For some reason a certain connotation has developed that keeps men from wearing Uggs. Maybe it is pride, or maybe it is just stupidity. I would like to think that it is ignorance. In this case, however, ignorance may not be bliss. Blissfulness, when it comes to man Uggs, is solely reserved for those who tore down the stigma and have experienced the life changing moment of slipping your foot into an Ugg. I am here to say, gentlemen (because most ladies already know) that Uggs are not something to run from, but rather embrace. The winter months bring out in us a yearning for constant comfort and coziness. The oversized sweatpants and gigantic hoodies wrapped around bodies attempting to stay warm during winter attest to this. What better way to add to the comfort than purchasing a pair of Uggs? I promise you won’t regret it. So it may be time to (after temporarily putting away your man cards) buy a pair of Uggs, gentlemen. Go against the general tide and opt to treat your toes to something nice this winter. And don’t worry, you won’t be alone–I’m already on my second pair. -A. Landolfi
I, like many juniors living up on York Hill, have a car on campus. As some students on Mt. Carmel may or may not know, in order to get in and out of the parking garage you need to tap your Q-Card. This, obviously, is to ensure that random people do not park there. It’s also the university’s plan to trap me inside the parking garage on days that I forget to bring my Q-Card. This happened to me last week: I always drive my car to my night classes, however, after the 10 to 15 minute walk to the parking garage from my dorm room, I realized I forgot to bring my QCard with me. I thought maybe I could borrow someone else’s to get through the gate, but nobody was around. Honestly there are few things more frustrating than being trapped in a parking garage simply because you don’t have your Q-Card. I felt like such an idiot for forgetting it and even more of one when I realized I would have to give up my hopes of getting out, re-park my car and take the shuttle. Why can’t I be granted permission from the Public Safety gods to leave the parking garage? Who designed these gates? It makes me feel like a prisoner trying to escape from jail. Not going to lie, I briefly considered driving right through the gate and looking back, I probably should have. I ended up being close to 15 minutes late to class just because I couldn’t leave the parking garage. There should be a place to type in our ID number for occasions like this to help students avoid being late. Or if that doesn’t work, then why can’t we use pressure-censored gates? These gates open when you slowly approach them and could easily solve the lack of Q-Card problem. No matter how you look at it, there are so many ways to prevent such scenario from even occurring. Just sayin’, Quinnipiac. -S. Kozlowski
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Acclaimed crime fiction and military thriller author Tom Clancy died at age 66 on Oct. 1, after a brief illness. Clancy’s novels have frequently hit No.1 on The New York Times bestseller list and four of them have been adapted into films. His most popular works are “The Hunt for Red October,” “Patriot Games” and the Jack Ryan series. The fifth and newest Jack Ryan film adaption, “Command Authority,” is set out to hit the big screen in December.
“Gravity” trailer sparks astronomical reaction
Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” is an epic 3D space drama that is set to highly influence the movie industry. Starring dynamic duo Sandra Bullock as NASA scientist Ryan Stone and George Clooney as her partner, astronaut Matt Kowalski, this film uses groundbreaking technology to take the audience with them on an unforgettable odyssey through space. The film was released on Oct. 4, and broke October box office records with a gross $84.2 million in its first weekend.
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Serving for charity
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By ADELIA COUSER Staff Writer
Sets on the Beach, sponsored by Phi Sigma Sigma and Pi Kappa Phi, raised $1,298.57 for both Greek organizations. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the sixth annual Sets on the Beach event had 19 teams competing in the volleyball games and 150 to 200 attendees. Students formed six-member teams and competed on the outdoor volleyball court on York Hill. The event also had a raffle featuring items from local vendors. Junior Audra Kalinowski, Phi Sigma Sigma’s philanthropy chair, thought the event was a great success. “People genuinely had a fun time either
playing volleyball or just cheering all the teams on,” Kalinowski said, adding that the only problem she encountered was a quickly-resolved shortage of food due to the high attendance rate. Ethan Bourque, a member of Pi Kappa Phi and chairman of the fraternity’s Special Events committee, shared Kalinowski’s opinion. “We had a great turnout with a lot of people who came to play, and even a lot of people that came just to hang out and watch the event going on,” Bourque said. “It [was] a great way to bring the Greek life community and the Quinnipiac community together.” Bourque and Kalinowski organized the event, and started planning in August by reserving the volleyball court, talking to local vendors
for raffle donations, acquiring referees from the intramural volleyball games, making food and DJ arrangements. Sophomore Victoria Pierro said her favorite parts of the event were the grilled cheese sandwiches and the sense of camaraderie. “There were a lot of people from other Greek life organizations, and that was good,” said Pierro, who said she would be willing to participate in next year’s Sets on the Beach. “I think a lot of people came together to better the Quinnipiac community.” Bourque and Kalinowski both agreed that Phi Sigma Sigma and Pi Kappa Phi would most likely be making changes for next year’s event. “I would put a set limit on the number of
teams we are taking,” Bourque said. “We did have a set number at 16, but more teams wanted to sign up, it ended up just making the bracket a little bigger and taking a lot more time.” Kalinoswki added that the tournament games would most likely be shortened next year. The money from Sets on the Beach will go towards the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation’s Twin Ideals Fund, which supports 9/11 victims, and Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy Push America, which supports individuals with disabilities. “I just want to say thank you to everybody who came out to the event, those who played, and those who donated money to both of our organizations,” Bourque said. “I think that Sets went very well this year.”
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October 9, 2013
Back from the ‘Burgh
Men’s ice hockey piles on 7 goals in exhibition play By Alec Turner Staff Writer
Connor Jones and Jordan Samuels-Thomas were excited to get on the ice after the offseason, and they proved it on Sunday. Both Jones and Samuels-Thomas scored two goals apiece in a 7-2 exhibition victory against Saint Mary’s at the High Point Solutions Arena at TD Bank Sports Center. “It was good to compete with someone other than ourselves,” Samuels-Thomas said. “It was fun to get out there, and a bunch of us have been looking forward to this since we got to school back in early August.” Freshmen Peter Quenneville and Connor Clifton also scored goals in their first game as a Bobcat.. “I thought they looked good,” Jones said on the freshman class. “I think they’re going to look great this year.” In between the pipes, sophomore Michael Garteig had eight saves without letting up a goal in 35 minutes of play, before skating off with an ovation from the crowd as freshman Brady Rouleau stepped in net. “Garteig looked good tonight, we need to get him a little confidence and game experience,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pec-
knold said. The Bobcats dominated on the offensive side the entire game, outshooting the Huskies 39-16. The gates opened up in late in the first period, as Quenneville scored following a wraparound attempt from Samuels-Thomas with 2:37 remaining in the period. A minute and a half later, sophomore Matt Lemire nailed a one-timer from Soren Jonzzon to give Quinnipiac a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission. Starting the second period on the power play, the Bobcats took advantage less than a minute into the period with a wrist shot from Samuels-Thomas. Saint Mary’s freshman Steven Shipley then received a game misconduct for hitting freshman Zack Luczyk from behind and was ejected. The Bobcats took advantage of the five-minute major, scoring two power-play goals, coming from Samuels-Thomas and Jones. Jones finished up the second period scoring for the Bobcats with a short-handed snipe from the blue line with seven minutes remaining in the period. The Huskies got on the board in the final minute of the period with a breakaway goal from Steven Beyers to make the score 6-1 going into the
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Jordan Samuels-Thomas scored two goals Sunday afternoon, both coming in the second period. Last season, Samuels-Thomas led the team with 17 goals. second intermission. The Bobcats’ final goal came 23 seconds into the third period with a power-play goal from Clifton with a one-timer from Brooks Robinson. Saint Mary’s finished up the scoring
with goal by senior Michael Strickland with 13 minutes remaining. The Bobcats played a physical game with the Huskies, with 47 penalty minutes between the teams. “We made mistakes at times, but
we’ll look over the tape with the freshmen and the older guys and work to get better,” Pecknold said. Quinnipiac will head to Alaska this weekend to compete in the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage.
Hinde: ‘I work day in and day out to try to get better’
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Senior Simon Hinde is only in his second year as a Bobcat, but has been a team leader on and off the field. Hinde from Page 20 already netted five of the team’s seven goals. “When you graduate 75-80 percent of your goals, you look to get some goal scoring from other places,” Da Costa said. “We knew that moving him up would allow him to get better looks at goals.” Last season, Hinde was a midfielder with a defensive-minded role. His job, as Da Costa explained, was not to help out scoring as much. This season Hinde’s coach let his captain take on more of a scoring role, allowing him to get much more looks on net. “Coach has put me in more of an attacking position,” Hinde said. “Last year I sat back and had more
of a defensive role, and Robbie [McLarney] did the scoring from the midfield position. Everything is a bit more comfortable for me this year.” “The fact that he’s converting, that’s all him,” Da Costa said. “He’s staying composed, he’s not succumbing to any of the pressure, and he’s doing exactly what he’s capable of doing.” Hinde’s goals have come at pivotal times as well. Quinnipiac currently stands at 2-3-4 at the midway mark of the season, and Hinde has netted the game-winner in both victories. The first came on Sept. 14, when the Bobcats played host to Holy Cross. Tied late in the game, Hinde blasted a 79th-minute penalty kick
into the bottom-right corner of the net to break the tie. Quinnipiac went on to win the game 1-0, its first of the young season. “Simon is cool under pressure, you might as well call him ‘ice man’ in that situation,” Da Costa said after the game. Though his scoring has increased this season, Hinde’s composure is still the first thing that comes to his coach’s mind. “Human nature is that you get nervous in certain situations,” Da Costa said. “I’m sure he had some butterflies as he stood over the penalty kick, but good players find a way to put that aside and focus on the task. I don’t think there is much that rattles his cage.” Hinde credits the success late in games to his work ethic. “A lot of times after training, I stay back and work on my shooting,” he said. “I’m a bit more relaxed with the ball. I work day in and day out to try to get better. It’s up to me to put the goals away sometimes.” His second game-winner came on Sept. 29, when the Bobcats traveled to Yale and defeated their nonconference rival, 1-0. Again, Hinde provided the lone goal in the match. This time, however, the goal came only six minutes into play. “He’s got the experience,” Da Costa said, looking back at that match. “He gets some great opportunities and he’s calm under those circumstances because he’s seen them before. He has a lot of trust in his own ability, and he really came
up big that match.” For Hinde, it all leads back to his human nature: the passion to lead. “As a captain, it’s just part of my responsibilities,” Hinde said. His teammates notice his attitude, and they build off of Hinde’s confidence on the pitch. “It’s all about his mentality; he’s just hungry,” Pett said. “He wants to improve, to succeed, to score when we need it. He has desire and hunger that some other players don’t have.” For Da Costa, the biggest example of that type of hunger that Hinde’s teammates rave about is easy to see. “You always refer to the middle of the field as the ‘engine room,’ and you need guys in there who can physically and mentally put the work in,” Da Costa said. “He has to be the hardest working player for us to succeed. Thus far he’s been first-
“He’s staying composed, he’s not succumbing to any of the pressure, and he’s doing exactly what he’s capable of doing.”
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class, our most dependable player.” Hinde came to Quinnipiac through connections to Da Costa. Pat McCann, a former University of
Hartford player, was a teammate of Da Costa’s at the professional level. As it so happens, McCann is now coaching in Australia for the club team Hinde played on growing up. McCann recommended Hinde to Da Costa, and the rest unfolded in a perfect manner. “Out of all the coaches I spoke to when I visited, he was just miles ahead,” Hinde said of Da Costa. “He made me feel like the university was right for me, and he really wanted me. Once I met the boys on the team, they made me feel like I was right at home here at Quinnipiac.” Da Costa remembers the days he visited two years ago very distinctly. “He fell in love with the campus and the people when he visited, and we were fortunate to get him here,” Da Costa said. “I was very happy when I learned he would enroll here, and the end result speaks for itself.” That moment was the beginning of a rare player-coach relationship, that later evolved into what is a true friendship between Da Costa and Hinde. “I try to have an open door with my players,” Da Costa said. “Simon comes up often and just hangs out in the office, and we talk about other things than futbol. He’s obviously my captain, and one of my players, but I consider him a friend, too.” To put it simply, Da Costa says Hinde passes the best measurement of a true friendship: conversation “He’s someone you can just talk to and have a great time,” Da Costa said. “I love hanging out with him.”
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Recognize the game’s origins Ice hockey is a Canadian sport. It to face the student end zone at High Point Solutions Arena at TD always will be a Canadian sport. Bank Sports Center, where the Over the past 100 or so years, American flag hangs. Due to the game has slowly crept into Guelph being a Canadian the United States, college school, it was announced that hockey teams forming in the Canadian national anthem the late 19th century and the would be played, followed National Hockey League by the Star Spangled shortly thereafter. Banner. It’s important And then it to pay homage to a dawned on me. country where a sport Bryan Lipiner There was no was invented. For Sports Editor Canadian flag at High ice hockey, most rinks @Bryan_Lipiner Point Solutions Arena. at the collegiate and As the Canadian national anthem professional level around America do so by hanging a Canadian flag next played throughout the rink, the to the Stars and Stripes. This way, Guelph women’s ice hockey looked the game’s roots are recognized and confused. Some looked down, others away. respected. Why? Because the flag that Fast forward to Sept. 28. I attended the women’s ice hockey represents where the game was exhibition vs. Guelph, the team’s invented was not hanging. According to the Quinnipiac first contest of the season against a university located in the city of the men’s and women’s ice hockey rosters, several members of each same name in Ontario, Canada. Having the Quinnipiac women’s team are of Canadian origin. For ice hockey team start its season with the men’s team, 11 of 26 players are a Canadian exhibition is nothing Canadian, representing 42 percent new. Last year, Quinnipiac opened of the squad. For the women’s team, its 2012-13 campaign against the 11 of 24 players are Canadian, 45 Cambridge Jr. Rivulettes. The year percent of the team. More than enough if you ask me, before, the Bobcats began their season never mind the members of other against the Durham Jr. Lightning. After Quinnipiac and Guelph NCAA ice hockey teams. So then let’s take this one step took to the blue lines following introductions, the two teams turned further, looking at the rinks around
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Currently, only an American flag hangs at High Point Solutions Arena at TD Bank Sports Center, despite the arena already welcoming two Canadian teams this season. the top ice hockey facilities in the country, only to discover that the Maple Leaf is not there. Hanging a Canadian flag at the TD Bank Sports Center can be done. It’s time to recognize the home of many student-athletes, as it is only fair to give them proper representation and to honor the
the league. The majority of ECAC Hockey rinks have both American and Canadian flags. Nine of the 12 rinks in the conference have both flags, Harvard, Yale and Quinnipiac being the only exceptions. It is also disappointing that Canadian teams will visit one of
country in which the game began. As of Oct. 6, only an American flag hangs at High Point Solutions Arena. Will a Canadian flag soon join it in its rightful place sometime later this school year? Hopefully so. And before I forget, Harvard and Yale might want to get on that too.
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MEN’S SOCCER QU 0, Iona 0, 2OT – Saturday Borja Angoitia: 5 saves WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 0, Fairfield 0, 2OT – Wednesday Natalia Grodzki: 8 saves Iona 1, QU 0, Saturday Grodzki: 4 saves FIELD HOCKEY QU 3, Yale 2 – Sunday Danielle Allan: 2 shots, 1 goal VOLLEYBALL QU 3, Rider 1 – Saturday Jamie Paolucci: 13 kills QU 3, Saint Peter’s 1 – Sunday Katie Irycki: 17 kills WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 39, Army 27 – Saturday Elisa Cueller: 2 trys MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 7, Saint Mary’s 2 – Sunday Connor Jones: 2 goals Jordan Samuels-Thomas: 2 goals WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 0, St. Cloud State 0, OT – Friday Chelsea Laden: 19 saves QU 3, St. Cloud State 1 Saturday Emma Woods: 2 goals
games to watch MEN’S SOCCER QU at Niagara – Saturday, 2 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Niagara – Saturday, 2 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY QU at Brown – Wednesday, 4 p.m. QU vs. Sacred Heart – Saturday, noon. VOLLEYBALL QU vs. Siena – Wednesday, 7 p.m. QU vs. Niagara – Saturday, 1 p.m. QU vs. Canisius – Sunday, 1 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS QU vs. UConn – Thursday, 3 p.m. QU at Rider – Saturday, 2 p.m WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at Rider – Saturday, noon MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Alas. Anchorage – Saturday, 12 a.m. QU at Alas. Fairbanks – Saturday, 8 p.m. WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Penn State – Friday, 7 p.m. QU at Penn State – Saturday, 4 p.m.
October 9, 2013
Game of the Week
Women’s volleyball collects first MAAC win By Bryan Lipiner Sports Editor
Midway through the third set of Saturday’s women’s volleyball game against Rider, the Broncs took their first timeout, sending each team to their respective benches, Quinnipiac and Rider tied at 1. The Bobcats bench, after dropping the previous set, echoed three words over and over. “Don’t let up.” The phrase proved to be the theme of Saturday’s conference matchup, as Quinnipiac battled back in three-of-four sets, defeating Rider 3-1 in the Bobcats’ first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference win in program history. “We played very well,” Quinnipiac head coach Kristopher Czaplinski said. “We stuck together, we remained positive. We just didn’t quit.” The victory also snaps the Bobcats’ five-game losing streak, dating back to Sept. 18 at Holy Cross. Down 21-17 late in the third set, Quinnipiac rattled off eight unanswered points, taking the set and the 2-1 lead. Later, in the fourth set, Quinnipiac was down 20-18. Yet, the Bobcats rallied back once again, going on a 7-2 run to take the set and the match. “We know not to give up, we never want to give up,” freshman Emma Odgen said. “We had a wall to get through. We broke through it, and now we’re only going up from here.” The Bobcats mounted an additional comeback in the first set. Rid-
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Emma Ogden, Allison Leigh and Brittanie Robinson celebrate after a point in the third set of Quinnipiac’s 3-1 victory over Rider on Saturday. er took a 4-1 lead, however Quinnipiac eventually pushed to tie the game at 9. The Bobcats took control of the set from there, later topping Rider 25-20 for the early 1-0 advantage. Allison Leigh, Tanner Celestin,
and Jamie Paolucci helped lead the offensive attack, combining for 35 kills. Leigh also recorded 13 blocks, while Emma Odgen added 47 assists. “Everything seemed to match up quick. We had more points fall our
way,” Czaplinski said. Quinnipiac’s only set loss came in the second. Despite being down 24-21, the Bobcats came back again, this time to tie the set at 24. Rider had different plans, however, scoring two straight points to take the set.
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to Disney, which has its major theme parks in Orlando. Along with the MAAC women’s soccer tournament taking place in Disney this year, it made the most sense to join Orlando in the bid. “We flew down in July and I was blown away with the beauty of the building, the enthusiasm of the city’s leadership and the city itself,” McDonald said. The announcement was not an action in response to recent success of the men’s ice hockey program. McDonald acknowledged that in 2001, back when Quinnipiac was in the MAAC hockey league, the school placed a bid with Orlando for the 2002, which it did not receive. In the 2013 Men’s Frozen Four, Robert Morris served as the host and had its logo etched on the ice.
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The Amway Center was completed in 2010 and seats 17,353 for ice hockey. If Quinnipiac receives the bid, its logo will appear for all to see on the ice. “When you have the Final Four in Indianapolis, you’ll see the Butler logo there,” McDonald said. “When Bridgeport hosts the NCAA women’s [basketball] regionals, you’ll see the Fairfield logo there.”
Last April, Quinnipiac advanced to the men’s Frozen Four at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, falling in the national championship game to Yale University. In April, the High Point Solutions Arena at TD Bank Sports Center will play host to the 2014 Women’s Frozen Four.
“What’s ironic is that in 2013, the men were in the Frozen Four,” McDonald said. “In 2014 we are hosting the Frozen Four. And it’s possible in 2015 we are sponsoring the Frozen Four. For Quinnipiac to be named three years in a row as a Frozen Four school is amazing. That’s huge.”
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Clockwise from left: Freshman Maggie Myles attempts a try conversion in Saturday’s game vs. Army; senior Nancy Dunn celebrates after a try; junior Brittanie Robinson celebrates after a point in Saturday’s game vs. Rider; junior Justin Ward vies for the ball in Saturday’s game vs. Iona.
Allison Leigh Women’s volleyball Freshman Leigh recorded a career-high and program-record 13 blocks and 12 kills for her first career double-double in Saturday’s victory over Rider. Her 13 blocks are the most for any Quinnipiac player since 1998. She ranks second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in blocks. Matt eisenberg/CHRONICLE
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Defensive role in Hinde sight
Second-year Bobcat transitioning to attacking position By Nick Solari
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Simon Hinde was born to be a captain. Growing up in Canberra, Australia, Hinde played for Wooden Valley FC, an ACT Premier Club squad near his hometown. He began playing with the club at merely five-years-old, and as he rose up in the ranks, his coaches began to notice his knack for leading. Hinde had great success with the club, and would eventually become a twoyear captain and an MVP. The part that stands out is not in the form of any title or accolade. During his final two years with the team, Hinde became captain of the team, rendering him a leader for some men almost double his age. “I was leading guys who were 28, 29, some even 30,” Hinde said. “I personally thrive on being captain. I enjoy just trying to give my teammates positive energy, and motivating them when they need it.” When Quinnipiac men’s soccer head coach Eric Da Costa was first introduced to Hinde two summers ago, the coach saw a field general in the making. He had the complete package of skills to become a great player, but there was something else about Hinde that caught his eye. The midfielder had a positive attitude, noticeable to everybody around him. “He’s almost a perfect leader,” Da Costa said. “Off the field he gets along with everyone, he’s got a great personality, and he’s approachable.”
What the ninth-year head coach sees from Hinde during games, however, might be even more important than what he provides off the field. “He’s the biggest competitor that we have on the team,” Da Costa said. “When you’re not at your best, or you’re not giving your full effort he’ll get on you and he’ll let you know that. He provides that fire.” Pointing to those reasons specifically, Da Costa said making the senior his captain for the upcoming season was an easy decision. “He has everything,” Da Costa said. “He’s got vocal leadership, he leads by example and he’s real likable. I really believe that he’s good friends with everyone on the team, which is important. I think they respect him, and they enjoy being around him.” His teammates, like his coach, notice how much Hinde enjoys the responsibility he has been handed. “We’re both from down under, and we’re very similar with our attitudes,” said Ashton Pett, junior defenseman from New Zealand. “We may not be the best players, but we work our ass off in training, work hard in games, and never give up. That’s the captain you want, and we’ve got one with Simon.” Hinde says that becoming a captain at Quinnipiac was something he had his eyes set on from the first day he arrived last year. “I wanted that role as soon as I got here,” Hinde said. “It’s just the way I am.” Becoming a captain in a pivotal
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Though he scored just one goal last year, senior Simon Hinde leads the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with five goals in his 2013 campaign. year for the program is not the only thing Hinde is doing to help out the team. As the Bobcats have made a move to the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference, Hinde has taken on an expanded scoring role for his squad. Last year, the 6-foot-1, 173-pound midfielder had only one
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Women’s rugby pummels Army
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Senior Elisa Cuellar breaks free and scores a try in the second half of Saturday’s game vs. Army. By Nick Solari
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The days leading up to Saturday’s match against Army were full of doubt and uncertainty for the Quinnipiac women’s rugby team.
The game had been cancelled on the morning of Oct. 3 due to the government shutdown, leaving the Bobcats with no opponent for the weekend. Hours later, it was announced that Army would in fact
be able to play, and the game was back on. On Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field one thing, however, was certain: the Bobcats came ready to play. Behind stifling defense and a well-balanced scoring attack, Quinnipiac defeated conference foe Army 39-25, good for the Bobcats fifth win of the season. “We were thrilled the game was put back on,” Carlson said. “This was something we wanted – we wanted the home game. I’m glad we got to show our fans here on the QU surface what we are made of today.” Elisa Cuellar led the attack, scoring two trys late in the game to help the Bobcats capture their fifth win of the season, her ninth and tenth of the year. Devon Viera got the scoring started for the Bobcats, as she scored her sixth try of the season to give her team a 5-0 advantage.
Tayler Schussier then followed up with a try of her own, trucking into the endzone to give Quinnipiac an early 10-0 cushion. It was her first try of the year. “Scoring was amazing, because I missed my last home game against AIC with a concussion,” Schussier said. “Being here, being able to contribute to the team any way was incredible – especially to do it at home.” Army would bounce back with a try of its own, before Allison Gnys got into the end zone to put the Bobcats up 15-5. Still, the Black Knights just wouldn’t go away. They cut the lead to 15-13 after a penalty conversion and a try before sophomore Natalie Kosko scored her team-leading 18th try of the season. “Ever since this program has started, we’ve always had hardships,” Schussier said. “You just have to overcome it. I think
today we were just so sick of letting everything affect us and we just had to come together as a team.” Kosko’s try gave Quinnipiac a small lead to work with, and that’s when Cuellar took over. The junior fullback intercepted an Army pass and sprinted up field for an uncontested try, then did almost the exact thing five minutes later. “The momentum was strong at that point, and that sequence of events made it stronger,” Carlson said. “She’s been practicing on the blitz.” Those two trys gave the Bobcats an insurmountable lead. “Any time you beat the United States Army, you have to earn it,” Carlson said. “We just have to keep the momentum going, now.” With the win the Bobcats improve to 5-2 on the season. Quinnipiac’s next game is on Oct. 12, when it hosts Massachusetts at noon.