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Safety in the city
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Students behavior in New Haven concerns Chief of Public Safety David Barger By AMANDA HOSKINS News Editor
Pushing, shoving and jostling was the scene at the shuttle stops over the weekend for transportation to and from New Haven, according to Chief of Public Safety David Barger. Roughly 1,750 students boarded the New Haven Express shuttles from the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses Saturday night and nearly 300 taxis left the Mount Carmel Campus. The journey back from New Haven was even more packed, with between 2,800 and 3,000 students taking the express shuttle back to the two campuses.
The university hires New Haven police officers to stand at the shuttle stops on the weekends, and this year, those officers said they are surprised at the behavior of the Quinnipiac students, Barger said. “One of the largest complaints about our students in New Haven is that they are not using crosswalks, they are darting out in front of traffic,” Barger said. “They are pretty much oblivious to any traffic signals.” Sophomore Christa Jacob said she has seen students behaving poorly toward the officers and shuttle drivers in the downtown area. “Shuttle drivers shouldn’t have to deal with the way
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students treat them,” Jacob said. “But they should also take into consideration that they are driving a bunch of drunk college kids around and it isn’t always going to be easy. But it’s also very important to respect the drivers because they are only looking out for our safety.” Crosswalks and traffic signals are there to ensure the safety of pedestrians in a city like New Haven, but when students are neglecting to pay attention to the signals, their safety is at risk, Barger said. “Even though it is pretty light down there, it would not be strange for a driver to be intoxicated in that area. It is a downtown area,” he said. According to Barger, police noted students running out from behind parked cars and crossing the streets diagonally. “We tell everyone about safety,” Barger said. “Be concerned if you are going to get robbed or apple picked, but part of the safety
you have to be aware of is vehicle safety and pedestrian safety. There are a lot of students down there.” But junior Kelli Rafferty does not think Quinnipiac students are the only problem. “I think [Quinnipiac students] get a bad rep because we have the shuttle system,” Rafferty said. “I don’t think Yale students 100 percent abide by traffic laws. The fact
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Presidential and vice presidential candidates for the class of 2018. Top left: Liam, Kenney, Ryan Lynch, Jesse Burns and Matt Stefano. Bottom left: Gina Pallanci, Stephanie Rivera-Owen, Penelope Fowler, Hannah Blockis and Rachel Rosenblum.
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On Friday night, no students boarded shuttles to New Haven, however 17 students rode shuttles back from New Haven to Quinnipiac.
that Quinnipiac has a shuttle system that brings us to Toad’s just makes us an easy target.” In addition to the complaints from surrounding police departments, students have complained about their experiences with the shuttles and other students. Just this past weekend, Barger received See SHUTTLES Page 3
A search continues
VP for student affairs position remains open
The national search for a candidate who will take on the vice president for student affairs position will begin this month. Executive Vice President and Provost Mark Thompson calls this one of the most important administrative positions. But this post has been vacant since former Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Manuel Carreiro transitioned to a new role in August 2013. (See page 4 to read about the women who have shared the responsibilities for the VP for student affairs position for the past year.) Thompson said he hopes to find someone to fill this position by January or February. Whoever is selected will start on July 1, 2015. This is the second time within a year the university has looked for a vice president for student affairs. Last academic year, a search
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committee identified three finalists to take on the position. But Thompson—who makes the final decision on who will fill this role—looked at the candidates and thought the university could do better. “I wasn’t satisfied with the diversity of the pool that we had to choose from,” Thompson said. “And again I’m not looking for adequacy in this position. I’m looking for someone who is going to be truly extraordinary in terms of what they can do in service to our students. I didn’t see it in the finalists that were presented to me last year.” Thompson said last year’s search committee did a great job, but this year he will head the search himself. “I need to have some more direct involvement because I have some specific ideas about what I’d like to see in this individual and I’d See SEARCH Page 3
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Obama will address the nation Wednesday at 5 p.m. on the beheading of American journalists James Foley and Steven Soltoff by the terrorist group ISIS. Students voiced their opinions on ISIS and discussed what Obama can do to help ease the minds of the nation.
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Michael Graziano | Junior “It is interesting to see who [ISIS] is targeting and why they are targeting journalists specifically. They’re targeting people who spread the word as opposed to an American soldier.”
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“It’s a sticky situation that America is in. This is a situation that has built up over decades, it’s not something Obama can fix with a few ‘guns and bandaids.’ It’s far from an easy fix and he has to work hard to fix it and stop [ISIS].”
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“I think America should definitely intervene because I think that if we don’t, it will create a terrorist breeding ground and that would be bad. I don’t know as much about it as I should, but I feel like if America does nothing then it will only get worse.”
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Alex Cieply| Senior “It’s strange to see them attack [American journalists]. Soldiers don’t come back and write nationally distributed articles about what [ISIS is] doing. In their eyes, if they can eliminate the journalists overseas, then it will keep Americans in the dark about what is going on over there.”
Beyond the Bobcats President Obama to address ISIS President Obama will speak to the American people on Wednesday about how they will deal with the terrorist organization ISIS, according to CNN. ISIS has carried out public executions in Iraq, and has released videos showing the beheadings of two American journalists. Obama said the United States has a threestage plan to take down the ISIS with military, economic and diplomatic ideas and actions. The United States conducted airstrikes against ISIS fighters on Sunday, targeting fighters at a dam in western Iraq, according to CNN.
By Michael Brennan and Julia Perkins A rundown on news outside the university.
Racial harrassment in West Haven
Sacred Heart student sexually assaulted
A West Haven woman says she and other African-American women have been harassed for the color of their skin, according to the New Haven Register. Jacqueline Grant of the Morissey Manor complex in West Haven reported other residents in the complex have faced bullying for the color of their skin by white women in the complex. Housing Authority Executive Director John Counter said he did not see any evidence that the actions of the other residents were racially motivated. Grant has filed an official complaint.
A Bridgeport cab driver is accused of sexually assaulting a Sacred Heart student in his taxi Friday night, according to NBC Connecticut. The female student and her friends were passengers in 45-year-old Yves Pierre’s taxi, when he started to touch the student, according to police. The student’s friends got out of the car at their destination, but police said Pierre locked the car and the victim could not get out of the taxi. Pierre was charged with third-degree assault and unlawful restraint, according to NBC Connecticut. -J. Perkins
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Class of 2018 to elect executive board tonight By SAL SICILIANO and NICOLE HANSON
The fall semester has brought the start of Student Government Association elections. Tonight, the class of 2018 will vote for its president, vice president and eight representatives from a group of 23 candidates. In order to be eligible for the election, candidates must gather 266 signatures of fellow classmates, or about 15 percent of the freshmen class. Candidates must also meet a GPA requirement and be in good conduct standing, according to Vice President of Public Relations Carly Hviding. Students interested in running for a SGA position must attend an information session where they learn about the available positions. In addition, the candidates have no more than a week to campaign between their registration and election day. Freshman representative candidate Austin Solimine said he does not think one week is enough time to effectively campaign. “One week is not enough time to hear opinions of students and get your message across as a candidate while attending classes and other extracurricular activities”, Solimine said. “I do not believe we have been on campus long enough to really have an understanding of what needs to be changed or what initiatives need to be taken here at QU.” Students will be able to vote on Do You QU between midnight and 8 p.m. on Wednesday. So far, freshmen have expressed enthu-
siasm toward the elections and said they will take the time to vote online. “I believe that part of making my freshman year, along with my peers, one to remember is to have our voices heard by people who will be able to take our suggestions and make them a reality,” freshman Matthew Borker said. It is important candidates are approachable while campaigning, freshman Daniella Travelli said. “I will take the time [to vote] because I like to know who will be in charge and making decisions that affect me,” Travelli said. “I like to see strong confident answers and a happy friendly presence.” Borker emphasized freshman candidates’ objectives should aim to make a difference on campus. Solimine said his classmates’ reactions toward the election have been generally positive so far. “When door knocking for signatures, I was able to meet a lot of great people that I would have otherwise never met,” Solimine said. Whether you’re a voter or a candidate, SGA elections offer students the chance to form a community, Hviding said. “My advice to the freshmen who are running is to meet as many people as they can, to have fun with campaigning, and to make the most out of this opportunity to serve the student body,” Hviding said.
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Eight students will be selected to be class representatives for the class of 2018. Top left: Jason Lenihan, Antonio Salume, Travis Dunham and Austin Solimine. From the bottom left: Acacia Giberson, Erica Capristo, Christine Feloney. Students not pictured: Camilla Abreu and Michael Alexander
Candidates for Class President: Penelope Fowler Chase Chiga Sal Nesci, Jr. Rachel Rosenblum Liam Kenney Dora Puglia Thomas Moylan Matthew Stefano Jesse Burns
Candidates for Class Vice President: Gina Pallanta Hannah Blockis Marwan Nemri Stephanie Rivera-Owen Ryan Lynch
Candidates for Class Representative: Acacia Giberson Antonio Salume Austin Solimine Travis Dunham Christine Feloney Erica Capristo Jason Lenihan Camilla Abreu Michael Alexander
Barger: New Haven police frustrated with student behavior SHUTTLES from cover about 20 emails from students. And with the year starting out like it has, Barger says he must focus more on these safety issues. “I am always concerned,” he said. “This
concerns me as much as anything that we have had here.” However, Barger said there fortunately have been no cases of armed robbery and larceny in New Haven involving students. But he said he fears the number of crimes against students in New Haven could increase. “I am sure that will change because stu-
dents, especially intoxicated students, are seen as easy targets for the perpetrators of crime down there,” he said. The university is preparing for this weekend, with freshmen gaining express shuttle access this weekend, and Barstool Blackout coming to Toad’s Place on Thursday. “We are working closely with the provost
office and student affairs and we are trying to see how we are exactly going to handle this,” Barger said. The amount of armed robbery and larceny that usually occurs when students are in New Haven on the weekends has been little to none, Barger said.
Thompson to head search for VP of student affairs SEARCH from cover like to be part of this process from the beginning,” he said. Thompson said he wants to find a candidate who will bring a fresh, “dynamic” approach to looking at student issues, such as programming on the weekends. “I don’t want to give the impression that I’m dissatisfied with our Student Affairs folks because I’m satisfied,” he said. ”But I’m always looking to improve and I think it would be great if we had someone who came in with a new set of some different ways of thinking [about] how we can better serve students and really drive a process and start to make some changes that I think would be positive.” Last year, the university set up a search committee, advertised for candidates, screened the applicants, conducted phone in-
terviews and then brought several candidates to campus to meet with students and staff. The committee gave feedback on the candidates to Thompson, who decided not to hire anyone. Student Affairs is a broad department, encompassing many different aspects of student life, Thompson said, so some people did not feel like they were involved in last year’s search process. “I think there was a sense of some people feeling like they were in the process and other people feeling like they were outside the process, so that was a little bit of a problem,” he said. To combat this issue, Thompson formed an advisory committee made up of representatives from various entities, such as the Learning Commons and Public Safety, that work with Student Affairs. This committee
will meet in the next few weeks to discuss how they will go about the search process. The university may hire a search firm to help them find candidates, something that was not done last year. “It’s costly to do it that way, but they do an awful lot of work in terms of identifying particular candidates,” Thompson said. The advisory committee could recruit candidates from similar universities, in addition to creating traditional advertisements for the position, Thompson said. Once the advisory committee narrows down a smaller pool of candidates, the group will bring in Student Affairs representatives and students to get their input. Thompson said it is important for students and student organizations to be included in this process. Like last year, several finalists will come to campus to meet students, staff and faculty
and present to different departments. “The thing is, everybody looks really good on paper,” Thompson said. “But it makes a big difference when you sit down with someone and have a face-to-face conversation and make sure they’re a good fit for our community.” Then it will be up to Thompson to choose one of the candidates based on the community’s feedback. Thompson said he will ask President John Lahey what he thinks, but the final decision rests with Thompson. “I think this is a real opportunity for us,” Thompson said. “This position doesn’t come open very often, so we have to be very careful in who we select. And as I said I think it’s one of the most important positions on the campus, given that it has a direct impact on student life, which is of course of the utmost importance.”
Corrections: In last week’s edition of The Chronicle, Lynn Bushnell was referred to as the Vice President for Academic Affairs, however she is the Vice President of Public Affairs. In addition, it was made unclear in the article titled “Searching for work” about how many hours students who qualify for work study are allowed to work per week. To clarify, financial aid is need-based. The student will be allotted an award amount, which the student will earn as he or she works.
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Drucker, Porter share VP for student affairs’ roles By JULIA PERKINS Managing Editor
QU named top ‘up-and-coming’ university U.S. News & World ranked Quinnipiac as the No. 1 up-andcoming university in the north region in its Best Colleges list. Quinnipiac earned this spot because presidents, provosts and admissions deans around the country nominated the university. U.S. News & World asked the college administrators which schools they believed made original and promising changes to academics, faculty, student life and facilities. SUNY-Geneseo ranked No. 2 and Southern New Hampshire University took the No. 3 spot on the up-and-coming university list. -J. Perkins
Annual blood drive sign ups begin Community Action Project is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross Association on Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sign ups for participation in the blood drive will be from Sept. 15 to Sept. 17 at the student center tables. Walk-in appointments are also available for students who did not sign up in advance. -S. Doiron
Late Night films first episode The first episode of the Q30 entertainment show Late Night with Joe Kohle will be filmed in the student center piazza at 9:15 p.m. on Sept. 11. Students are invited to attend and sit in the live studio audience. The Q30 show is a continuation of last years Late Night with Kevin Carroll and includes special guests, music and skits produced by the cast and crew. -S. Doiron
Big Event information session Quinnipiac’s Big Event will hold its first informational session Wednesday night at 9:15 p.m. in School of Business room 111. The meeting will start the long planning process for the April event. Students can learn more about the positions available and pick up applications if interested. -N. Hanson
The university has been without a vice president for student affairs for more than a year now, but two administrators have taken on the responsibilities of the position. Former Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Manual Carreiro became the senior advisor to the executive vice president and provost in August 2013. Since then, Associate Vice Presidents of Student Affairs Monique Drucker and Cindy Long Porter have shared the tasks of Carreiro’s old position. Drucker said there was already a natural split in her and Porter’s positions, so it was fairly simple to know how to break up the work. “We’ve both been familiar with all of this, some stuff we’ve been assisting with for years, but the difference is the responsibility is solely ours,” Drucker said. Drucker’s responsibilities include student conduct, student health services and counseling services. Meanwhile, Porter focuses on areas that connect with student engagement, including campus life, residential life, Greek life, community service and graduate student affairs. Both Porter and Drucker work on the administrative tasks of the position, such as the budget, strategic planning and meetings with staff and administrators. “The main thing we do is we stay in constant communication,
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Associate Vice Presidents of Student Affairs Monique Drucker (left) and Cindy Long Porter (right) work together to manage the responsibilities of the vacant vice president for student affairs position. which is great because our offices are literally, what 50 feet away from one another,” Porter said. Drucker and Porter both praised their staff and said their colleagues make the job easier. Porter said she loves what she does, so her job does not feel chaotic. “At the end of the day, I love what I do,” she said. “I love being able to connect with students and to talk with students. You say, ‘How do you balance it?’ You just do it and I think when you love what you’re doing it doesn’t feel like it’s a big juggling act, so to speak.” The university intended to hire a new vice president for student affairs for this academic year, but Executive Vice President and Pro-
vost Mark Thompson wanted to find a more diverse, higher-quality group of candidates to select from. (See cover) Thompson said he was not worried about the position remaining open for another year because he knew Drucker and Porter were doing a good job. “I have a lot of confidence in them,” he said. “I don’t think we were harmed. I think, again, sometimes it’s best to take a pass if you’re not satisfied necessarily. I mean, I could have accepted candidates I thought were okay, but I just didn’t think that was in the best interest of our students.” In the meantime, Drucker said she and Porter will continue to serve the students.
“That’s what we’re here to do,” Drucker said. “It’ll certainly be nice to have a vice president, but in the meantime I think Cindy and I feel very confident about the service that we can provide and the responsibility for the division that we have.” Still, Drucker said it is important for the university to have someone in the vice president for student affairs position. “For me [the position is] the voice of the students,” she said. “And not that we’re not lending voice to that now in our capacity… but I think it can be strengthened with a vice president versus two associate vice presidents serving that role.”
University launches six-year law program By JULIA PERKINS and AMANDA HOSKINS
A handful of students in the freshman class could be the first group of students to graduate in six years with a law degree from the university. President John Lahey came up with the idea to develop a new program where select students can complete both their undergraduate and law degree in six years, instead of seven, according to chair of the legal studies department Jill Martin. The students will take 105 credits by the conclusion of their third year, which is about five more classes than the average student completes by the end of their junior year, Martin said. During the first semester of their fourth year, students will take some undergraduate classes and some law school classes. During the second semester of that year, students will be done with all the undergraduate classes and will be completely enrolled in the law school. Students will most likely have to take an additional few courses over the summer leading into the fifth year. For now, 15 freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences were invited to join the program based on their interest in pre-law, their
high school GPA and their SAT scores. Martin said the department is in the process of contacting the students to see if they want to accept the invitation. Martin said six-year law school programs have been around for years. But the university’s decision to adopt this program at Quinnipiac reflects a nationwide discussion on changes to law school education. “There’s a lot of discussion about what law school education should be looking like,” she said. “And so this was an idea that would encourage students to come to Quinnipiac because they have the option of doing the six-year program.” Across the country, the number of students attending law school and taking the LSTATs has gone down, Martin said. “It’s not a Quinnipiac issue,” she said. “It’s a national issue. I’m not 100 percent sure [why]. It may be debt load and jobs.” Martin said this program will get students acquainted with the law school and its faculty, so they will want to finish their degree at this university. Law school faculty will hopefully be involved in the students’ classes and attend events for the students in the program, Associate
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Freshmen students in the College of Arts and Sciences were invited to be part of a new program where they can earn their law degree in six years instead of seven. “They also do have a somewhat Professor of Legal Studies Jessica automatic admission into law school,” Hynes said. “They will have that ability to Hynes said. “They have to maintain have intellectual discussions with the certain requirements, but other than that they don’t have to go through the law faculty,” Hynes said. Martin said there are many ben- regular admissions process.” However, freshmen who join this efits to the program. For example, students are able to live on campus for program will not be forced to go to the their first four years. Students will also Quinnipiac law school. If the students be able to keep their undergraduate have enough credits to graduate after scholarships throughout the six years. three years, they can get their underIf the student scores a 155 or above on graduate degree and choose to attend a their LSTATs, he or she could get an different law school. Students are also free to change their majors. additional scholarship. “We realize that people who come The program also saves students time and money because they do not in as freshmen change their mind have to pay a seventh year of tuition, about things and that’s totally expected,” Martin said. Hynes said.
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Students deserve stimulating classes It was nearly 8 a.m. and, yawning, I sat down in my usual desk, a few seats from the front of the room. I counted the number of other students around me. There were maybe 12 of us who bothered to show up to class that day, but about 25 students on the roster. I didn’t blame the other half of my class for choosing to sleep in. We had barely learned anything all semester anyway. My professor was nice, but his lectures did not stimulate us or encourage us to learn the material. And after my professor cancelled our final, I started to wonder why I bothered waking up at 7 a.m. to come to class either. The class was easy; I could sit there and work on other assignments and we did not have much homework. Our two tests were take-home, open-notes exams. I had been taught some of the concepts my professor discussed in middle school. But it was a waste of time, money and credits. I rather would have taken a class that actually taught me something. I could have been taking a course that would help me in my career and life goals. That is, after all, the point of college. This is not the only class where I have felt this way. In my QU 101 class, my professor let
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us out after 20 minutes when the class discussion dwindled, so I felt guilty participating. I am sure other students have sat through similar courses. We as students deserve classes that are challenging and intellectually stimulating. We deserve to be forced to rethink what we thought we knew. We deserve to be pushed out of our comfort zone. JULIA PERKINS We don’t deserve to sit Managing Editor in class bored and we don’t @JuliaPerkinsHP deserve to be babied. We don’t deserve classes that are purposely easy because the professors know this isn’t our major, that we are only taking the class to fulfill a requirement. When students take classes that are designed to be easy, they cannot learn anything. What then, is the point of this requirement? There can be a value in taking classes outside of one’s major. It is important for students to have a working knowledge of a variety of topics. This makes us well-rounded and allows us to better understand the world around us and communicate with different people. Courses students are required to take should
be designed with these goals in mind. Professors should attempt to explain how these classes relate to students’ lives or majors. These courses should focus on class discussion and activities that enable students to apply what they are learning. This is more difficult for the professor, but not impossible. My nutrition professor, for example, did a great job of making our class both educational and enjoyable. Instead of being asked to memorize facts to spit out on a test, we kept food logs and participated in food pyramid roleplaying games. I still remember some of the concepts I learned in nutrition class a year ago, but it is hard for me to recall even the most basic information from my science class last semester. I do not want required courses to be extremely difficult or as time-consuming as classes for my major. But I do want them to further my education and development. We are at this school to learn, so our classes should teach us something important.
Busy schedules shouldn’t prevent involvement When I decided to go to school to become schoolwork. About halfway through the semester, I an occupational therapist, I knew that my class schedule would not be easy. When I told my decided to get involved in other activities. In family members about my career choice, their high school I was the photographer for my first reactions usually included a “Good luck, school’s yearbook. Being the photographer completely changed my that’s a difficult major.” high school experience. I At Quinnipiac, was more involved with occupational therapy NICOLE MORAN the people in my grade, I students must take Photo Editor attended events I wouldn’t between 17 and 19 credits have thought to go to, and I every semester in order @nmmoran1994 went to every type of sports to graduate in five and a game my school offered. half years with a master’s When I was trying to pick a degree. In addition to the heavy workload, students must keep a specific group to get involved with, I decided something GPA every semester in order to continue on with photography would be my best bet. The biggest problem I had was that I in the program. On top of that, I had to keep an even higher GPA to keep an academic had no idea how to find out which clubs had photography. Again, I put off getting involved. scholarship. At the beginning of freshman year, I was About a week after I had thought about being overwhelmed with a workload of seven classes. a photographer, I was at a QU hockey game Between my determination to earn good grades and I noticed a student taking pictures. I was and my parents’ push for me to succeed, I nervous about approaching him at first, but my didn’t think I had time for anything other than friend convinced me to ask him about how to
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get involved. As soon as I asked him, he told me he was a photographer for the QU Chronicle and gave me information on the next meeting so I could join. Ever since, I have been taking pictures at sports games, school sponsored events and student events. This year, I even took on the role of photography editor for the paper. Getting involved in The Chronicle has completely changed my college experience. To any student who is worried about keeping up with classes and extracurricular activities, I highly suggest that you try something new. It is possible to do well in school and be involved in extracurricular activities while also having a personal life. Getting involved not only looks good on a resume, but it also allows you to meet new people and make connections that will last you a lifetime. Whether you get involved in intramural sports, service programs or Greek life, getting involved at QU will be something that you will not regret. This school offers countless opportunities; take advantage of all you can.
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Don’t feel pressured to love college At some point during summer vacation, we were all asked, “How’s college?” As subjective as that questions sounds, there is a right answer: “It’s great! I love it.” That’s what people want – and expect – to hear. But that wasn’t my answer. I said something more along the lines of “It’s pretty good.” So many people cringed when I said this, as if there was something horrible about “pretty good.” Everyone at home was exJEANETTE CIBELLI pecting me to love my first Staff Writer year at Quinnipiac. They @jeanettecib expected this because, according to so many people, college is supposed to be the best four years of my life. However, I don’t think college will be the best four years of my life – and I don’t want it to be. It would be incredibly depressing if everything went downhill from age 22. I want to travel, succeed at some sort of career and maybe write a book one day, and there’s no way I can do all of that before I graduate in 2017. Don’t get me wrong – I like Quinnipiac. I have awesome roommates and take interesting classes, and I like working with the staff of The Chronicle and everyone in the Honors Program. I possess an army of QU t-shirts and sweatshirts, and I go to as many hockey games as I can. I’ll get defensive if someone says something bad about my school. But I don’t think college is going to be the “best four years of my life,” and I’m okay with that. When people speak so idealistically about college, it puts an enormous amount of pressure on every day, every class and every activity to be profound and rewarding. It’s an unhealthy mindset to be forced into, and it’s hard to escape.
I would love it if I could end each day feeling happy and accomplished, but unfortunately, life doesn’t work like that. Everyone has bad days. We sometimes get stressed out, catch a cold, miss home and fight with our friends. The bad times help us appreciate the good, but that doesn’t take away from how horrible the bad times can make us feel in the moment. And if on top of a bad day we’re thinking to ourselves, “I’m in college and this is supposed to be one of the best days of my life,” we’re just going to end up feeling sorry for ourselves. When you think about it, there are a lot of things frustrating things about college. Classes, exams and student debt are enough to make anyone sweat. For many of us, college separates us from our family, hometown friends and pets. All of that can upset us, and adding the pressure to constantly be in love with QU doesn’t do any good. People’s different personalities affect how they feel about college, too. Some people love the college environment. Others prefer a more laid-back lifestyle. For more career-minded students, college is purely about the academics. There’s nothing wrong with any of these personality types, but it’s ridiculous to generalize their feelings about college. So why do people assume everyone has to love college? What’s wrong with liking it, or even tolerating it? Some people genuinely love college and all it has to offer, but if you’re not feeling that way, it’s 100 percent okay. Just focus on yourself and making the most out of your time QU, because even if the days aren’t perfect, they can sometimes be pretty special.
ADVICE FROM ANDY
Welcome to my column Hello world —- okay, maybe not the bit of it can be downright absurd and other aspects can be inspiring. There is always world, but hello QU. For those of you returning, welcome something happening though; nothing is back, and for those of you just getting here, static. So what I intend to do is take a step get out while you can. Just kidding. If no back and look at all of it. Examine colone has yet to welcome you lege life and all that goes along with to Quinnipiac, let me be the it in its awkwardly beautiful wholefirst by saying, “welcome.” ness. There’s a whole lot of good to So who am I? I could be found at Quinnipiac, but there get philosophical with that is also a whole lot of bad. The question, but for my (and evstudents and faculty who are goerybody else’s) sake, I won’t. ing out and doing big things in My name is Andrew, but anyone the world, alongside the students who’s anybody calls me Andy. Like and faculty that are doing things that half —- well maybe more like onemake you question where someone third —- of Quinnipiac, I come from falls on the evolutionary timesNew Jersey. I am also a double macale. There are the trends to be jor studying English and journalANDY LANDOLFI explored and traditions to be disism. My favorite color is blue and Staff Writer sected. the best movie ever made is Forrest @AndyLandolfi This column will hopefully Gump. Feel free to take a moment to quote a line from Forrest Gump in your not sound whiny, but I am not going to be coy. Honest, but thoughtful; blunt, but fair. head; you know you want to. So what’s great about this school, and Now there you go. That is myself in a nutshell. It’s a little bit dismal that I can sum what’s not so great? Over the course of this myself up in about three sentences. Oh well. year, I hope to take you along for the ride as we find out what’s good, what’s bad and So what is this all about? what’s just plain old ugly. There’s a lot that happens in college. A lot of it is good. Some of it is bad. A
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Faces of the
Farmer’s Market Many students have visited Quinnipiac’s Farmer’s Market before, but few have really tried to get to know the faces that help make the market so unique. Try to get to know them because they will be there every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout September. -S. Kozlowski Photography by SARA KOZLOWSKI Design by HANNAH SCHINDLER AND KRISTEN RIELLO
Mollie Detmers
Ashley Paczowski
Thyme & Season
Meriano’s Bakery & Cannoli Truck
Let’s face it: Chartwells doesn’t always appeal to students.There will be plenty of times where students will feel like they need a cleanse from cafeteria food for at least a night or two. The good news is students can get that desired quick cleanse just around the corner from QU at Thyme & Season. Thyme & Season carries organic, non-GMO, gluten free, as well as vegan products. It’s only a few minutes away on 3040 Whitney Avenue in Hamden. But if you don’t have a car on campus, Thyme & Season will be at the market with their most popular products. Mollie Detmers was there helping represent Thyme & Season last Wednesday and said the business has been coming to the Farmer’s Market for several years.They were invited to be vendors on campus so students could have a healthier alternative to
other cafeteria food options, according to Detmers. “We want people to know us,” Detmers said. “Students want something quick and easy. We want students to know there are healthy snacks here.” Thyme & Season sells local produce, organic meat and poultry, hormonefree dairy, fish and healthy snacks in their store, according to its website. But when the store comes to the Farmer’s Market at Quinnipiac, its best seller is its diamond season salsa, Detmers says. Overall, Thyme & Season keeps coming back to QU to see the different people each year. “It’s great to see other local vendors,” Detmers said. “A lot of people have stuff from our store and we want students to see there’s easy snack options out there.”
Lisa Drazen Drazen Orchards
It’s the third week into school and this is probably around the time when many students begin to miss their parents’ home cooking, especially their baking. It’s a good thing freshbaked goods is Meriano’s specialty. Based in Madison, Conn., this bakery has been coming to Quinnipiac for the past couple of years. The family-owned and family-operated company started business in 1988, and even though the commute is approximately a 30-minute drive, Meriano’s keeps coming back. Ashley Paczowski represented Meriano’s at the Farmer’s Market last Wednesday, although she admits it was only her second time working at the market. Despite this, she knew what items were students’ favorites. “The stuffed bread and our cannolis tend to be the most popular,”
Paczowski said. “Especially the cannoli truck.” Their cannoli truck has only been around for about a year, but it has proven to be quite popular for Meriano’s whenever they come to Quinnipiac. Now any student with Italian heritage--or anyone who just loves cannolis--can get cannolis the way his or her family would make them right here on campus. In addition to stuffed bread and cannolis, Meriano’s also makes cupcakes, cake pops, pastries, whoopie pies and Italian cookies like coconut macaroons and other baked goods. Meriano’s likes going to the the market, Paczowski said, and they have family members who work at Quinnipiac, which makes the travel even more worthwhile.
Peaches, pears, plums and apples. No matter what type of fruit you’re looking for, Drazen Orchards will likely have it—if not at the Farmer’s Market, then at their home location in Cheshire, Conn. Drazen Orchards has been participating in QU’s Farmer’s Market ever since the market began years ago and the tradition has lived on. Lisa Drazen will continue to represent Drazen Orchards every Wednesday this month. The orchard has been in business since 1951 and is still going strong. Drazen says she likes coming to Quinnipiac for the Farmer’s Market and enjoys being immersed in the college atmosphere. “We get to talk about fruit and we’re so passionate about what we grow,” Drazen said. “It’s also great to
be outside. It never rains.” With Drazen Orchards on campus, students will have easy access to fresh local produce. Each week the orchard will bring something different, depending on what’s in season, Drazen says. “Peach season will last another two weeks and we have 17 varieties of apples,” Drazen said. In addition to a wide variety of produce, Drazen encourages students to visit the actual orchard itself. “We love when big QU groups come out to visit [at Drazen Orchards],” Drazen said. “Best Buddies has come out for pick-your-own and so has QU Honors.” It is only about a 10-minute drive from the Mount Carmel campus and there are wagon rides in addition to the opportunity to pick your own fruit.
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“Wait, what did you just say?” The Accent Phenomenon By ABBY MARK
Contributing Writer
“Guys, my professor swore in class today. It was wicked funny.” “Oh yeah Abby? It was wicked funny? Like, wicked, wicked funny?” Such has become an increasingly typical conversation between my new friends and I in our short two weeks here at Quinnipiac. “Wicked” seems to be my term, the one I’m most often made fun of for its ridiculous abundance in my vocabulary. Where I’m from–Goffstown, NH–the combinations are endless: something can be wicked awesome, wicked gross, wicked awful. Apparently, it’s not wicked common to say it around here, hence the giggling that ensues from my
friends every time it slips out. Yet it appears as though I’m not alone in my semi-unique style of speaking. As a freshman, it seems like meeting new people has become as much of a mainstream activity as brushing our teeth. It’s something we do all the time now, and with meeting, of course, comes speaking. The way we speak is often indicative of where we’re from. It identifies us, unites us with other people–“You say wicked, too?!”–and makes us feel at home in our new college territory. More often, though, it sets us apart and makes speaking to each other an experience all its own. A large percentage of freshmen are actually from Connecticut, and many of those who aren’t are fairly clustered in the
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surrounding few states. Yet freshman Erin Kane of Higganum points out that “even though we’re from the same area, we speak differently.” We refer to Dunkin Donuts, for example, in a lengthy list of nicknames. Freshman Lynn Aureli of central Connecticut stops at a simple “Dunkin.” Freshman Angela DiLiegro and fellow New Hampshirite, fondly shares my habit of calling it “Dunks,” while freshman Bonnie Skinner of Canton, Mass. says she and her friends back home say “Double D’s.” Certain words are almost humorous in their different pronunciations. Freshman Kristen Jajko calls Wayne, N.J. her home and says she wants a glass of “wudder.” Her friend, Brandon Green of Plymouth,
Mass. says he’s going to study in his “rum.” Freshman Jamie Termotto is most adamant about her correctness in pronunciation. In her thick Smithtown, N.Y. accent, she insists that “if you think dog rhymes with log, you’re wrong.” Wherever you’re from and wherever you’ve been, there’s bound to be an originality in the way people speak. Even the slightest pronunciation differences set us freshmen apart and make talking to each other a lot more interesting. So as you adopt the dialect of your roommate or let some new lingo slip in when visiting home, laugh and realize we’re all doing it. And you know? I think that’s wicked cool.
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Get your cowboy boots out
Sweating for days
Country music fans better get their cowboy boots ready because Fall Fest is back again. Fall Fest is coming back to Quinnipiac on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Student Programming Board recently announced country artists Jana Kramer, Tyler Barham and The Henningsens will be performing. The concert will begin at 2 p.m. in South Lot on the Mount Carmel campus. Admission is free for Quinnipiac students. This is the second annual Fall Fest hosted by SPB at QU, and it promises to be even more exciting than the first year. Last year’s Fall Fest was a big success for SPB and a lot of people came out to have a good time. Even if you don’t like country music, the environment is welcoming and has the vibe of an outdoor summer concert. Last September, Love and Theft headlined with additional performances from Sara Haze, Canaan Smith and Eric Paslay. There were huge crowds last year, so be sure to get there early if you want to be close to the stage. Many students had a great time last year and are looking forward to this year’s festivities. “Country music is my favorite,” said Kristin Duthie, a sophomore physical therapy major. “I had a lot of fun at Love and Theft last year. Last year’s Fall Fest was amazing, and I’m really excited to go again this year.” Even though it comes a month after classes start, Fall Fest is an awesome way to kick off the start of a new year at Quinnipiac. It’s a ton of fun to sing along and dance with your friends in the middle of the crowds. Fall Fest also rounds out the summer perfectly, since there’s nothing that screams summer more than an outdoor concert. SPB has done a great job planning this event and choosing a genre that appeals to so many Quinnipiac students. As an added bonus, we don’t have to pay expensive ticket prices. Fall Fest promises to be an afternoon to remember. There’s no reason not to go. –J. Cibelli
Quinnipiac students were greeted with a heat wave reaching the 90s upon their return to campus. While this heat is unavoidable outdoors, it has also proved to be inescapable indoors as well. The lack of AC across campus has left students sweaty, frustrated and disgruntled. On the Mount Carmel campus, the only residence hall with air conditioning is Hill, so only a handful of sophomores can sleep comfortably at night. The rest of the campus has been forced to seek refuge in the air conditioned student center or library. Classrooms in Tator were insufferable as well, and even some professors were complaining about the classroom temperature during lectures. Aside from discomfort, there are a number of medical conditions that are aggravated by heat. Students with asthma can be provoked by humidity and there is the threat of heat stroke and allergic reactions to the heat for some students. “Being allergic to the heat makes me wish that some of the money I pay every year went to air conditioning as opposed to the maintenance of the grass on campus,” sophomore Maggie Fitzgerald said. It would seem like common sense for Quinnipiac to put in air conditioning across campus. The school boasts about its undeniably beautiful facilities, yet has not taken steps to fix this small problem that affects most of its students. The newer buildings on the North Haven campus are outfitted with AC. At York Hill, however, the majority of student housing does not have air conditioning, except for Eastview. With the cost of tuition increasing each year, it would be nice to see some of that money going toward air conditioning in at least some of the dorms. -J. Mandozzi
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RUNDOWN MEN’S SOCCER Boston College 2, QU 0 Thursday Erik Panzer: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal Tanor Jobe: 2 shots,1 shot on goal Borja Angoitia: 2 saves QU 3, Providence 1 - Sunday Shaquille Huggins: 1 goal Machel Baker: 1 goal James Doig: 1 goal WOMEN’S SOCCER Yale 2, QU 0 - Friday Jessica Fontaine: 3 shots, 2 shots on goal Christina Cesarini: 2 shots, 1 shot on goal Natalia Grodzki: 4 saves FIELD HOCKEY Penn State 4, QU 0 - Sunday Megan Conaboy: 22 saves Danielle Allan: 1 shot, 1 shot on goal WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL UMASS Lowell 3, QU 0 Wednesday Sierra Dawson: 13 digs, 3 kills Jamie Termotto: 6 kills Loyola (Md.) 3, QU 2 - Friday Katie Urycki: 16 kills, 4 digs Cody Michaels: 17 digs Jamie Termotto: 10 kills St. Francis (Pa.) 3, QU 1 Saturday Cody Michaels: 26 digs Katie Urycki: 11 kills Dartmouth 3, QU 0 - Saturday Nicole Milillo: 9 digs Cody Michaels: 7 digs Katie Urycki: 7 kills
GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S SOCCER QU at Army - Saturday, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Vermont - Saturday, 1 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY QU at Holy Cross - Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. QU at Yale - Saturday, 12 p.m. QU vs. UMass-Lowell - Tuesday, 3 p.m. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QU vs. Fairleigh DickinsonFriday, 5 p.m. QU vs. Morgan St. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m. QU at Providence - Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
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UMass Lowell defeats Volleyball By BEN SCHNEIDER Staff Writer
The Quinnipiac volleyball team was defeated in straight sets during its non-conference matchup against the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Wednesday night. In the first set, the River Hawks had 14 kills and five errors while the Bobcats only had eight kills to go along with seven errors. The River Hawks won the set 25-17 and took the lead all the way to the end of the match. In a nearly identical second set, UMass Lowell had 11 kills to Quinnipiac’s seven while the Bobcats had 9 errors to the River Hawks’ four. Again, the set ended 25-17 in favor of UMass Lowell. Quinnipiac took an early 3-1 lead in the third set, but UMass Lowell would bounce back to take the game in straight sets, taking the third set 25-19. “We never gave up,” Quinnipiac head coach Kristopher Czaplinski said. “We played hard the whole time; we just have to trust each other a little bit more and learn from the mistakes.” In the defeat, freshman Sierra Dawson led the Bobcats with 18 assists and 13 digs. “I think we struggled with passing and hitting, but I think it got mental at the end,” Dawson said. “We did not pass the ball very well and we could not sign out,” Czaplinski said.
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Quinnipiac had 25 team kills in the loss to U-Mass Lowell The victory for the River Hawks attacked every single ball, whether was their first of the season after they were out of system or in system, they swung high and swung dropping their first four games. Kylee Chun had a game-leading hard. I think that was the reason they 29 assists for UMass Lowell, while came out with the 3-0 win.” “[UMass Lowell] had a lot of senior Hannah Rey chipped in with big hitters and big blockers, and that 18 digs. “[UMass Lowell] passed the ball definitely got in the heads of our hitvery well,” Czaplinski said. “They ters,” Dawson said.
Quinnipiac falls to 1-3 on the season with the loss. The Bobcats’ next game is Friday, when they will begin play in the Providence College Invitational in Baltimore. “We are definitely ready to fight and win this season,” Dawson said. “We are just going to come out with more fire now.”
Angoitia anchors defensive-minded team ANGOITIA from page 12 senior season. “I don’t care if we win 10-9 or 9-0, as long as we win I’m satisfied.” Angoitia, of course, has never come close to surrendering nine goals in a game. In fact, he’s been fairly reliable since his earliest days in Hamden. He held a 6-8 record during his freshman season, but his 1.73 goals-against average spoke for itself. Then, during his sophomore season, Angoitia broke out. He posted a 1.12 goals-against average with five shutouts, saved 78.8 percent of the shots that went his way, and helped lead the Bobcats to an NEC regular season championship. It was the beginning of one of the most illustrious careers for a Quinnipiac athlete. In the four year’s since Angoitia has arrived, the men’s soccer team has turned itself into a powerhouse in the Northeast region. So what will happen once the senior goalkeeper graduates at the end of this season? Nobody knows for sure, but the Bobcats aren’t looking that far ahead. They’re focused on winning this season, with Angoitia between the crossbars. He anchors a veteran-laden defense that the Bobcats have relied on heavily in
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Borja Angoitia’s play is pivitol to the Bobcats’ success in 2014. the past. Stevenson Hawkey, Erik Panzer, Tobias Esche and Ashton Pett, who all played a big role in the 2013 championship-caliber team, return in front of him. It’s a group that has succeeded at the highest of levels. But no team can avoid struggling at one point or another, and the Bobcats
are no exception. Before Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Boston College, Quinnipiac started the season with three straight losses. The Bobcats were outscored 7-0 in those three games, as they’ve struggled finding offensive firepower. Replacing Simon Hinde’s 10 goals from last season
hasn’t been easy. While they try to find a rhythm on offense, the experienced defense needs to hold things together. That defense starts with Angoitia. When the senior goalkeeper gives up more than one goal, Quinnipiac loses. But when he held Boston College to just one score Sunday, the Bobcats earned their first victory of the year. Last season, Quinnipiac was 9-2-6 when Angoitia let up one goal or less, and 0-3-1 in game’s where he allowed two or more goals. Da Costa’s team is defensivedriven, which he admitted prior to the season’s start. This is why Angoitia is the team’s x-factor if they hope to return to the postseason, and possibly play in another national tournament. Quinnipiac’s tough out-ofconference schedule ends in three weeks, and MAAC conference play begins on Sept. 30. Until then, Da Costa’s squad will have to continue finidng offensive output, which they will. Building chemistry in the early weeks of the season is crucial. The goal is to play your best soccer at the end of the season, not at the beggining. And if Angoitia is playing at the high level we’ve come to expect, Quinnipiac will be just fine.
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Kicking off the season
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Clockwise from top left: James Doig kicks a ball downfield in Sunday’s win against Providence, Maxamilian Rothenbuecher avoids a defender, James Greco controlls possession.
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Field hockey’s Megan Conaboy recorded 22 saves in Sunday’s 4-0 loss to Penn State, breaking her former career high of 18. Men’s soccer midfielder James Doig scored his first career goal in Sunday’s match against Providence. The women’s soccer team had five shots on goal in Friday’s game against Yale, the most they’ve had in any game this season. Volleyball’s Cody Michaels had 26 digs in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), the most any Bobcat has recorded in a game this year.
Quinnipiac vs. Vermont - Women’s Soccer
The women’s soccer team looks for its first win of the season on Saturday in its home opener against the Vermont Catamounts at the QU Soccer Field. Vermont enters Saturday’s match at 2-3, while the Bobcats are 0-4. Quinnipiac has struggled so far this season, being outscored 5-0 in its first four matches.The Bobcats lost 2-0 to Yale on Friday. Goalkeeper Natalia Grodzki has a 1.33 goals against average, and Sarah Pandolfi leads the team with 6 shots. Sarah Martin leads the Catamounts on offense. The midfielder has three goals on the season, leading the America East conference. Sophomore forward Nikki McFarland has also contributed with two goals and two assists. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
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Standing tall At 6-foot-5, Cheyenne Orsi stands as the tallest player to ever play volleyball at Quinnipiac By ALEC TURNER
Associate Sports Editor
When Cheyenne Orsi entered high school, she knew athletics was one way to use her height. She didn’t think, however, that her height would allow her to play a college sport. Orsi joined the Quinnipiac volleyball roster this fall. Standing at sixfoot-five, she’s the tallest Bobcat to play volleyball in the program’s history. She’s two inches taller than sophomore Allison Leigh, the second-tallest player on the team. “I never thought it would come this far, but with my height I knew it was either basketball or volleyball,” Orsi said. “I think it has given me the advantage to be a better blocker and hitter,” Orsi said. A Bristol native, Cheyenne Orsi is the only member of the squad from Connecticut. The freshman middle hitter is also the first Connecticut-born Bobcat volleyball player since 2008, when Milford native Jenna Benigno led Quinnipiac on the frontline. “I like being close to home; it’s a good feeling to have,” Orsi said. Orsi graduated from Bristol Eastern High
School, which is just 19 miles away from the Mount Carmel campus. During her high school career at Bristol Eastern, Orsi played at the varsity level for both basketball and volleyball. She found out there that volleyball was her calling. As a member of the Lancer volleyball squad, Orsi won back-to-back championships in the Central Connecticut Conference, and collected two state championships. In her senior season, she was awarded CHSCA Senior All-Star honors. Orsi also played for the club team Connecticut All Stars, which happened to be coached by Bobcat head coach Kristopher Czaplinski. She was considering other schools, but ultimately chose Quinnipiac. “I liked Quinnipiac, and coach Czaplinski and I hit it off last year, and it just went from there,” Orsi said, “When I changed my mind on schools, he jumped on that idea right away.” Now at Quinnipiac, Orsi is adjusting to college life, as both an student and an athlete. “The biggest change about college is the independence. You don’t have anyone telling you where to go or what to do,” Orsi said,
“I’m on my own, which I like.” Orsi faced adversity immediately after arriving at Quinnipiac. Entering her first season in a Bobcat uniform, Orsi suffered a sprain in her foot, which forced her to sit out for the majority of the preseason, leaving her to try and catch up during the first series of games. “The hardest thing is just getting back into volleyball shape after not playing for two months,” Orsi said. Orsi sat out in the first two matches at the Hofstra Invitational, and then played in the final set of the third game against St. Francis. In her college debut, Orsi recorded three kills in four total attacks, and also tallied up a dig.
“I never thought it would come this far, but with my height I knew it was either volleyball or basketball.”
– CHEYENNE ORSI Since her first game, Orsi has appeared in every match and has played in nine sets. The middle hitter has recorded 12 kills on 25 total attacks. Head coach Kristopher Czaplinski was unavailable for comment for this story.
Angoitia remains key for Bobcats It’s been an unbelievable ride for Borja Angoitia. So unbelievable, in fact, that the senior goalkeeper from Bilbao, Spain has already etched his mark into the proverbial stone that contains Quinnipiac’s greatest athletes. And his journey isn’t NICK SOLARI over just yet. Sports Editor In fact, @ns0lar1 Quinnipiac needs him to play at a high level, perhaps higher than ever before. Angoitia was at the center of men’s soccer team’s historical run to the NCAA Tournament – a first in program history. He enters 2014 as the reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, after posting a .70 goals-against average with an 84.3 percent save percentage. Head coach Eric Da Costa even chose to let him take penalty kicks in the postseason – a rarity for goalkeepers. But Angoitia isn’t one for introspection. After all, stumbling across such a thing in an athlete of his caliber is a rarity. Instead, he’s focused on improving each and every day. Things are pretty simple, the way he sees it. He wants to win. “All the awards and stats mean nothing,” Angoitia said, prior to kicking off his See ANGOITIA Page 10
Men’s soccer grabs first victory By BEN SCHNEIDER Staff Writer
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Raphael Carvalho advances the ball in Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Providence.
The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team entered Sunday afternoon’s game against Providence desperately needing to create offense. In one scrimmage and three regular season games, the winless Bobcats hadn’t scored a single goal. Quinnipiac scored three times on Sunday en route to winning its first game of the season against the Friars, coming away with a 3-1 victory at the QU Soccer Field. “We were definitely focusing on the offensive part of things,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “If you’re not creating chances, then you’re concerned as a coach.” Quinnipiac struck first 3:31 into the game. Freshman midfielder Shaquille Huggins put the ball in the back of the net off a free kick, making it 1-0. “We wanted to continue to believe in what we’re doing, continue to improve and hopefully get some results on the way,” Da Costa said. Almost 20 minutes in, Providence responded with a goal of its own to knot up the score 1-1. Dominik Machado scored the
unassisted goal at 17:34, as he was able to put home a rebound off the far post. Quinnipiac responded, however, by adding another goal less than five minutes later. Max Rothenbuecher set up Machel Baker for the score, giving the Bobcats a 2-1 advantage. The Bobcats were able to bury their third goal with about 10 minutes gone by in the second half. Sophomore James Doig blasted his first career score past Providence keeper Keasel Broome, making it 3-1. Broome had three saves on the day, while Quinnipiac goalkeeper Borja Angoitia had one. “[We have to] continue to be clean, and keep clean sheets,” Da Costa said. “I really like our spirit today. The boys really played for each other today.” “We’d love to sit here and be 4-0, but the reality is that we have to learn from our experiences and grow from our experiences, and today showed that.” Quinnipiac moves to 1-3 on the season. The Bobcats will take the field again Saturday, as they travel to West Point to face Army at 7 p.m.